Schneider Electric has partnered with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group, or Foxconn, to develop and scale up infrastructure to power the next generation of AI data centers.
The companies pitched the alliance as lowering accessibility barriers for data centers while making large-scale AI infrastructure more efficient and easier to deploy globally.
Under the collaboration, the partners will co-develop standardized designs for AI data centers, using Foxconn’s AI system expertise and France-based energy technology multinational Schneider Electric’s pipeline of power, energy and cooling technologies.
The aim is to create repeatable blueprints that organizations can use to build AI capacity more rapidly without incurring high energy and construction costs.
Production is expected to begin later this year.
The companies also said they will explore innovations in physical data center infrastructure. This includes new approaches to energy optimization, modular power and cooling systems, and streamlined data center design.
The partnership comes at a time when AI demand continues to surge, driving tech companies to plan and build larger, more power-hungry data centers.
In this context, the companies said greater standardization could help the industry deploy AI infrastructure at the speed required to support the next wave of growth.
“At the pace AI is evolving, the industry requires a new model for how infrastructure is designed, built and delivered,” said Young Liu, chairman of Foxconn, Apple’s primary contract manufacturer. “We are creating a path for customers to deploy AI capacity at scale — faster, smarter and more sustainably.”
Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum added that the partnership reflects the growing importance of energy management in AI infrastructure.
“AI demand continues to accelerate, and as compute scales to keep pace, the energy behind it becomes a fundamental enabler,” he said in the release. “If we want to scale AI responsibly, these systems must be connected. This is where energy intelligence becomes essential.”
The deal also aligns with Schneider Electric’s broader growth strategy, positioning it at the center of data center development.
Unveiled at the end of last year, the roadmap focuses on electrification, automation and AI as key pillars for development.
