Schneider Electric, the global energy technology leader, has announced the launch of its Motivair liquid cooling solutions factory in Bengaluru, marking the company’s first production site for this technology in India and its third globally.

The facility is designed to support India’s expanding data centre ecosystem by localising the production of high-density cooling systems—critical for energy-intensive data centres powering the country’s AI-driven growth.

The announcement precedes the inauguration of the ‘India–France Year of Innovation 2026’ on 17 February, an initiative led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President H E Emmanuel Macron. The investment strengthens India’s position as a key manufacturing and export hub within Schneider Electric’s global supply chain, alongside facilities in the United States and Italy.

As India scales its digital infrastructure, rising demand for high-density computing has intensified the need for advanced thermal management. Traditional air-cooling systems are often inadequate 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.”

The Bengaluru facility will integrate with India’s growing data centre ecosystem, which supports a significant share of global hyperscale requirements. By localising liquid cooling production, the plant aims to enhance 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 reflects a broader regional shift. Manufacturing depth and supply readiness are now critical enablers for AI-ready data centres to scale across the country.”

Schneider Electric supports the majority of the world’s hyperscale data centres and provides power and energy management systems to many of the fastest supercomputers globally. With nearly one in three data centres worldwide relying on Schneider Electric’s power, cooling and digital management platforms, the Bengaluru liquid-cooling facility extends global scale into local manufacturing capability, positioning India as a core production and export base for AI-ready data centre infrastructure.