SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Geographies experiencing high-density demands and growth
• Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and other countries across Africa are seeing data centre investments supported by continent wide efforts to improve connectivity and networks
• Nairobi, Dakar, Johannesburg, Cairo, Kampala and more have been acknowledged as centres of digital development and incubation as young, educated populations are coming into entrepreneurship
• The Singaporean Government digital infrastructure investment plan has seen US $ 3.3bn in 2024 alone
• UAE and Saudi Arabia governments looking to deploy gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure to support global AI demand
• Brazil currently has strong investment potential given interest in data centre infrastructure across the country, given its green power availability
• India is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world today and is investing heavily in renewables, prompting strong interest in data centre deployment
• Japan and South Korea have their own major investment plans around AI infrastructure very fast, it requires the industry to work together to build solutions that can be deployed at scale and at speed.
“ We’ re also working with internet giants, cloud providers, universities and academia partnerships to make sure that we’ re educating the industry and the up-and-coming generation in terms of how things are changing.”
Staying competitive as a digital transformation leader Looking ahead, as data centres face greater pressures on account of AI, Schneider Electric remains conscious of its position to bridge the gap between innovation and sustainability.
“ The key is always staying a step ahead in terms of how technology
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