{"id":138722,"date":"2025-03-25T21:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/frances-schneider-electric-to-invest-more-than-700m-in-us-ai-energy-sectors"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:31:31","slug":"frances-schneider-electric-to-invest-more-than-700m-in-us-ai-energy-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/frances-schneider-electric-to-invest-more-than-700m-in-us-ai-energy-sectors","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s Schneider Electric to invest more than $700M in US AI, energy sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>French energy management firm Schneider Electric announced plans to invest more than $700 million in the US energy and artificial intelligence infrastructures, according to a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The investment will focus on bolstering the nation\u2019s energy infrastructure to power AI growth, boost domestic manufacturing and strengthen energy security through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The announcement comes as rising regional demand grows across data centers, utilities, manufacturing, and energy infrastructure segments,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The investment is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs in the US, &#8220;Newly created roles will include next-generation manufacturing professionals, engineers, developers, and technical analysts,&#8221; it noted.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came in line with growing regional demand in data centers, public services, manufacturing and energy infrastructure sectors, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>New facilities will be opened and existing ones will be renovated or expanded in the states of Tennessee, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s total investment in the US will exceed $1 billion in 10 years, with an investment of $440 million announced since 2020 to strengthen the supply chain in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand at an inflection point for the technology and industrial sectors in the US, driven by incredible AI growth and unprecedented energy demand,&#8221; said Aamir Paul, president of North America operations for Schneider Electric.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To lead the transformation ahead, we must be agile and act now to advance ambitious digitalization and efficiency goals to make an impact for generations to come,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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