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New Delhi, March 22, 2018: Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, hosted its first Innovation Summit in India
on March 19 and 20 in New Delhi. The summit brought together more than
2,000 customers, policy makers and industry leaders. Leaders shared
critical insights on how automation and digitisation are helping to
manage energy with disruptive technology tools leading to efficiency in
business. The summit also reiterated Schneider Electric’s commitment to a
sustainability agenda and complete alignment with the Indian
government’s long-term goal of bringing down carbon footprint. Addressing the plenary, Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog,
said the country is poised for paradigm shifts with huge disruptions in
physical infrastructure. “We are creating 100 smart cities with another
50 cities which will be connected by metro and a few connected with
bullet trains. The government is converging physical infrastructure with
biometric-based digital infrastructure to improve human lives with
uninterrupted water and electricity supplies, efficient public
transportation, quality education and healthcare services.” Opening the plenary session of the summit, Anil Chaudhry, Zone President and Managing Director of Schneider Electric India said,
“Schneider Electric’s technologies are powering businesses and key
government programmes including Make in India, Smart Cities Mission and
Electric Mobility. Nearly 15% per cent of India’s solar capacity
is based on Schneider technology. Digitisation and IoT are going to
transform India’s energy ecosystem so that all citizens have access to
uninterrupted electricity at affordable rates.” The
event featured strategic discussions and interactive deep-dive sessions
among over 50 expert speakers from Schneider Electric besides a diverse
group of customers and partners from India and across the Asia Pacific
region. It was designed to further accelerate digital solutions to make New India Energy Positive. The
expert sessions included those on intuitive industries, living spaces
of the future, leveraging IoT in manufacturing facilities, enabling
digital hospitals, re-imagining data centres for a connected tomorrow,
empowering industrial OEMs for the digital era, inclusive growth of
India through skill development and rural electrification. The
summit also showcased Schneider Electric’s Innovation Hub, an
exhibition of the company's rich portfolio of software, solutions and
services. The integrated zone displayed its next-generation EcoStruxure™
architecture and platform that delivers IoT-enabled open and
interoperable solutions across user segments. The company also displayed
its new range of IoT enabled smart home solutions called ‘Connected
Homes’. It ran digital demos bringing the innovative platforms closer to
its customers as well as to a broader audience. Given
the huge potential in the electric vehicle charging space, Schneider
Electric also displayed its EV charging infrastructure named EVLinks.
EVLinks is already available in different markets across the world and
the company is keen to tap into the nascent Indian market for the same.
The EV charging platform can be installed both at homes as well as
public places. The
event showcased the integrated command centre of the Naya Raipur smart
city. Schneider Electric is developing the country’s first green field
smart city at Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The integrated project for
Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) will cover the entire gamut of
public services like transportation, surveillance, citizen applications,
end-to-end smart grid solutions, end-to-end water management system and
integrated building management system. It will have a centralised
command and control centre to manage emergency responses as well. About Schneider Electric Schneider
Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and
Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and
Industries. With
global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable
leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure
Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In
our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner,
Integrator and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver
real-time control and operational efficiency. We
believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company
and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability
ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment. www.schneider-electric.com Source: PR
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