Schneider Electric makes electrical distribution, automation and energy management products in India. The country is the group's third largest market and one of its four global hubs, and its business includes the former electrical and automation unit of Larsen and Toubro.
Ownership and structure
Schneider Electric holds its main India business through Schneider Electric India Private Limited, a joint venture formed with Temasek. It agreed in July 2025 to buy Temasek's remaining 35 percent for 5.5 billion euros in cash to take full ownership. It also controls the listed Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited. Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol SCHNEIDER.
What India does for Schneider Electric
India is Schneider Electric's third largest market and one of its four global hubs, with about 38,000 employees and 31 factories.
Investment and deals
In September 2023 Schneider Electric India announced a capital expenditure plan of Rs 3,200 crore, or 350 million euros, through 2026 to expand its industrial footprint across nine states.
Schneider Electric's India business
Schneider Electric has about 38,000 employees and 31 factories in India. In July 2025 the company announced a 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility at Horizon Industrial Park in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, for UPS systems, power distribution units and cooling products.
The first phase of the Hosur facility has space for an initial workforce of 1,500 direct and indirect employees.
Key moves in India
- 2018: Schneider Electric and Temasek agreed to jointly acquire the electrical and automation business of Larsen and Toubro.
- 2020: The acquisition of the Larsen and Toubro electrical and automation business closed in August.
- 2023: Schneider Electric India announced a Rs 3,200 crore capital expenditure plan through 2026.
- 2025: Schneider Electric announced a 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility at Hosur in Tamil Nadu in July.
- 2025: Schneider Electric agreed in July to buy Temasek's remaining 35 percent of Schneider Electric India for 5.5 billion euros.
Where it operates
Schneider Electric has a presence in Gurugram and Hosur.
At a glance
- Home country: France
- Global headquarters: Rueil Malmaison
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Energy equipment
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base
- India entity: Schneider Electric India Private Limited
- Listed in India: Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (SCHNEIDER)
- India offices: Gurugram, Hosur
- India headcount: 38,000+ (2026)
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