Schneider Electric and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and scale next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, as surging AI adoption drives demand for faster, more energy-efficient digital infrastructure globally. The collaboration brings together Foxconn’s expertise in AI servers, advanced compute platforms, rack integration and large-scale manufacturing with Schneider Electric’s capabilities in power systems, cooling technologies and energy management, aiming to deliver integrated AI data centre solutions that can be deployed rapidly across markets. Production under the partnership is scheduled to begin later this year. The announcement comes amid an unprecedented build-out of AI infrastructure worldwide, with hyperscalers and technology companies racing to add computing capacity to support generative AI applications, cloud services and large language models.