Schneider Electric has announced the launch of new product lines in one of its manufacturing facilities in Bengaluru, India, to support the growing demand for protection relays and IoT gateways for digitising power quality and management.
Manish Kumar, Executive Vice President, Digital Energy, Schneider Electric said, “The growing opportunity in India, coupled with our investment in digital solutions and expanded manufacturing, will help contribute to the country’s economic development – while creating a path to a resilient, electrical infrastructure and sustainable tomorrow.”
These innovative solutions cater to the country’s electrical infrastructure, the need for buildings decarbonization, and energy efficiency. Power quality products such as PowerLogic EVC+ enable power consumption efficiency, whereas the PowerLogic P3 protection relays provide a complete range of protection for medium-voltage applications, including motors, transformers, and generators. The company also announced that it is creating a pool of 400 engineers within its existing resource pool of over 5600 R&D and software engineers dedicated to driving the digitization of power management innovation and better-serving customer demand.
Anil Chaudhry, Zone President, India and CEO & MD Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. “Manufacturing and R&D are at the heart of India’s economic development. With the country’s growing energy needs, there is an exponential need to innovate and distribute products that not only support safety of consumers but create awareness of the amount of energy consumed. Our massive portfolio will help support this growing demand and support in future-proofing quality equipment for our consumers.”