Greater Noida: Schneider Electric, the global energy technology leader, today announced the launch of Motivair liquid cooling solutions factory in Bengaluru, marking the company’s first production site for this technology in India and its third globally.
The factory is designed to serve the country’s growing data center ecosystem by localizing the production of high‑density cooling systems—an essential requirement for energy‑intensive data centers that will power India’s AI‑driven growth.
The announcement precedes the inauguration of the ‘India–France Year of Innovation 2026’ on February 17, an initiative led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. This investment positions India as a key manufacturing and export hub within Schneider Electric’s global supply chain, alongside existing facilities in the United States and Italy.
Addressing the AI Energy Gap
As India scales its digital infrastructure, the demand for high-density compute power has shifted the focus toward thermal management. Traditional air-cooling methods often prove insufficient for the heat loads generated by advanced AI chips.
“Artificial intelligence can only scale when powered by energy intelligence,” said Manish Pant, Executive Vice President of International Operations at Schneider Electric. “India’s data-led transformation requires computing foundations that are reliable and sustainable. The launch of Motivair’s liquid cooling solutions manufacturing in India is intended to support high-density AI infrastructure with the necessary efficiency and performance at scale”.
From Infrastructure Consumer to Builder
The Bengaluru plant will integrate into India’s expanding data center ecosystem, which currently supports a significant portion of global hyperscale requirements. By localizing the production of liquid cooling systems, the facility aims to strengthen supply chain resilience for domestic deployments while serving international markets.
“India is moving from a consumer of AI infrastructure to a builder for both domestic and global demand,” said Deepak Sharma, Zone President – Greater India and MD & CEO, Schneider Electric India. “This transition is a part of a broader shift in the regional landscape. He added that manufacturing depth and supply readiness are now critical enablers for AI-ready data centers to scale across the country.”
Schneider Electric supports the vast majority of the world’s hyperscale data centers and provides power and energy management systems to many of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
With nearly every third data center globally relying on Schneider Electric’s power, cooling, and digital management platforms, the Bengaluru liquid-cooling facility extends this global scale into local manufacturing depth, positioning India as a core production and export base for AI-ready data-centre infrastructure.
The company is also showcasing its complete range of solutions for AI Data Centers at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
