Systeme Electric Systam Electric formerly Schneider Electric Russia

Systeme Electric (until 2022, the Russian division of Schneider Electric) produces and sells equipment, solutions and software under the brands Systeme Electric, Mechanotronics and DEKraft. Most of the new products and solutions are developed and manufactured in Russia.

Products and Services

As of July 2022, System Electric produces and supplies equipment and complex solutions for electricity management projects, as well as integrates technologies in the field of industrial automation. The company provides services and solutions for civil and housing construction facilities, data centers, infrastructure and industry. As a vertically integrated technology company, System Electric offers customers a single ecosystem based on Russian software.

Aktivs

The group of companies for July 2022 includes:

• plants "Potential" (Kozmodemyansk),
• ElectroMonoblock Plant (SEZEM, Kommunar),
• NTC "Mechanotronics" (St. Petersburg),
• Engineering and Service Center (d.) and Moscow
• Innovation Center (d Innopolis.).

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2024: Set up joint venture with China's Delixi Group

The Russian company Systeme Electric, a manufacturer of complex solutions in the field of electricity distribution and automation, announced on April 15, 2024 to TAdviser the creation of a joint venture with a technological partner - Chinese companies Delixi Group. Read more here.

2023

Plan to invest in the development of the plant "Potential" in the amount of 1.5 billion rubles

On October 2, 2023, the Russian production company Systeme Electric, a manufacturer of integrated solutions in the field of electricity distribution and automation, announced that it was continuing to implement a program to modernize and optimize the efficiency of industrial processes at the Potential plant in Kozmodemyansk (Republic of Mari El).

As reported, the expansion of production, repair work and the construction of infrastructure facilities at the enterprise are carried out within the framework of an investment cooperation agreement, which the General Director of System Electric Alexei Kashaev and the Head of the Republic of Mari El Yury Zaytsev signed in 2023. Until 2025, the company invests 1.5 billion rubles in the development of the plant. Read more here.

Agreement with Kaspersky Lab to use KasperskyOS

Kaspersky Lab and System Electric plan to create KasperskyOS-based cyber immune devices for industrial and energy enterprises. The companies agreed on June 28, 2023. Read more here.

Plan to invest 150 million rubles. in the expansion of SEZEM production

On March 17, 2023, System Electric announced that it intends to invest 150 million rubles in expanding production and deepening the localization of the ElectroMonoblock plant (SEZEM). Read more here.

2022

Divorce from Schneider Electric: how the electrical equipment business bought by Russians is developing

By the end of 2022, Systeme Electric (formerly Schneider Electric in Russia) expects a decrease in revenue by about 30% in rubles compared to 2021. About this at a meeting with the press on December 12, 2022, the general director of "System Electric" Alexey Kashaev said . And the company considers this a good result: if it were not for local production with its growth, then the drop in turnover could be about 50-55%.

In addition, the company expects that this year will be unprofitable for it, because there are a large number of issues, obligations that need to be closed by parting with Schneider Electric, and related costs. From the Schneider Electric report for the 1st quarter of 2022, it follows that the party buying its business in Russia has a receivable of 83 million euros to it, which must be paid by the end of 2023 HALF^[1]. The latter at Systam Electric chose not to comment.

At the same time, in 2023, Systam Electric expects to profit again and direct funds from it for development, including its production and R&D. The company positively assesses the prospects of its business, including due to the fact that with the departure from Russia not only Schneider Electric, but also other foreign players, a certain vacuum has formed on the market, which must be filled.

A number of production assets that Schneider Electric had in Russia "(photo:" System Electric ")"

Schneider Electric, we recall, in 2022, against the background of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, left Russia, selling its Russian business to local leadership. As a result of the transaction, the Russian company System Electric appeared, the assets of which include enterprises previously owned by Schneider Electric. Among them:

• Plant "Potential" in Kozmodemyansk (full-cycle plant, which presents all stages of design and production of electrical installation products. "Potential" produces every third outlet or switch sold in Russia);
• plant "ElectroMonoblock" in Leningrad Region (produces and adapts electrical equipment of medium and low voltage, industrial automation equipment);
• NTC "Mechanotronics" in St. Petersburg (produces an intelligent part for electrical substations).

Systam Electric also left the engineering and service center in Moscow and the Innovation Center in Innopolis. The latter focuses on software development .

In addition, System Electric continues to supply equipment under the DEKraft brand, which was originally aimed at Russia and the CIS countries. This is a brand of low-voltage equipment that is used in power supply systems for commercial and residential real estate, infrastructure and industry, energy and oil and gas industries. It supplies products from China.

The company conducts its main activities through Sistem Electric JSC (formerly Schneider Electric JSC) - this is a key selling legal entity, explained Alexey Kashaev. Taking into account the reduction in sales, the revenue of this legal entity in 2022, according to the company's expectations, will amount to about 28-29 billion rubles.

According to the general director, earlier about half of the company's turnover in Russia was accounted for by imports, and about 45% - by what is produced in Russia and does not depend on Schneider Electric. The independent part of the business from Schneider Electric this year grows by an average of 30% in rubles year-on-year, and in certain areas and 2 times, the data in the company.

The specified independent part of the business also includes the service. Systam Electric now provides services for servicing not only Schneider Electric equipment, the spare parts of which it managed to stock up on, but also other manufacturers, and also helps customers migrate from equipment of other vendors to their own.

Imports from Schneider Electric, starting in March 2022, have radically decreased - by 70-80% compared to 2021. Systam Electric's goal for 2023 is to return to 2021 positions based on financial results, including by replacing Schneider Electric products, which the company is no longer engaged in, but this is a serious challenge, because in 2021 Schneider Electric had record high revenue in recent years.

From the point of view of the nomenclature, the company this year has already found 70% alternatives to Schneider Electric products "dropped" from the Russian market, according to System Electric.

Nikolai Ladygin, First Deputy General Director for Power and Automation Markets, answering a TAdviser question, said that today, with varying degrees of localization, their company covers such areas as, for example, light signaling equipment (buttons, light bulbs), electric motor control, switching devices for electric motors, soft-start devices, frequency converters, and recently - low voltage switches (air and cast housing).

As for another business area of ​ ​ Schneider Electric - UPS (English Uninterruptible Power Supply, UPS) - general industrial UPS "System Electric" also already offers on the Russian market. More complex, with a "hot" replacement, plans to start offering from the 2nd quarter of 2023, and single-phase UPS - from the 1st quarter of 2023. They will be produced in China according to the SOW and design developed by Systam Electric. Cooling solutions should also appear in Q1 2023.

I must say that in general, products replaced by Schneider Electric, which were previously imported from abroad, also continue to be imported from abroad - System Electric is developing new product lines that are manufactured in friendly countries according to the company's TA. But gradually it is planned to localize these products.

We are already working on localization. There is a NTC "Mechanotronics," and on its basis all electronics will be localized, be it for UPS or for a circuit breaker, "Nikolai Ladygin said in a conversation with TAdviser.

It is also planned to expand the range of products of power devices manufactured at the ElectroMonoblock plant: for example, additional types of cells of varying degrees of localization will be produced there.

The term of its path to localize the production of electrical equipment at System Electric is estimated at about 5 years, without taking into account the most science-intensive areas.

The most complex technologies for replacing with products of its own production are "heavy automation": servo engineering, controllers for CNC. It can take decades to implement this in Russia. "Senior automation" is also a long history: for example, controllers for hundreds of thousands of signals.

Regarding the difference in prices of localized Systems Electric products from Schneider Electric products, the company explained to TAdviser that they would like to position their brand as "the only level of optimal quality in the expensive and high-tech segment." It is not planned to do something similar to Chinese products at the level of technical and economic characteristics, because it is very difficult to compete with China due to limited production volumes.

Our strategy is mainly to make highly science-intensive technological solutions in the field of electrical distribution, inspired by our experience and Schneider Electric technologies, says Nikolai Ladygin. - Therefore, the price will be close to the prices of Schneider Electric last year.

The company also plans to develop technological unions and partnerships. This also applies to interaction with large customers. So, for example, in 2023, System Electric expects to announce a new form of technological cooperation with Rosatom - the development of new products and solutions for the nuclear industry.

Having bought the Schneider Electric business, the Russians immediately created a domestic platform to replace its products

Systeme Electric (formerly Schneider Electric in Russia), after buying out its Russian business from Schneider Electric, retained several production sites and software development expertise . As of October 2022, the company created a Russian platform to replace a number of Schneider Electric software products, and brought it to the market under its own brand, and also outlined a plan for the further development of its own software solutions. This was told to TAdviser at Systam Electric in late October.

Schneider Electric, we recall, in early July signed a binding agreement on the sale of Schneider Electric in Russia to local management. JSC "System Electric," which was renamed JSC "Schneider Electric" after the transaction, is not indicated in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. And Sistem Electric Group LLC, formed in June 2022, is 51% owned by Alexei Kashaev, who until recently was president of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS. He is now the general director of both Sistem Electric JSC and Sistem Electric Group of Companies.

9.8% of System Electric Group of Companies are owned by other former top managers of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS: Armen Badalov (was vice president for strategy, innovation and regional development), Dmitry Kurpekov (was vice president for HR), Nikolai Ladygin (was vice president for Projects through Partners and Digital Buildings and power), Elena Polozkova (was financial director) and Roman Shmakov (was vice president of Power division.

Using the Systeme Platform, you can replace the classic Schneider Electric software products used at Russian industrial enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities

One of the first products launched on the market is the Systeme Platform software complex, "completely Russian software" for automating industrial and civil facilities. It is an analogue of Aveva Platform (Schneider Electric has control at Aveva developer) and, according to System Electric, will allow customers to make a seamless transition from Aveva and Schneider Electric products.

Aveva products in Russia are used by many large enterprises. Open sources contain information about their use, including in companies such as Gazprom, Lukoil, VNIPIneft (part of Rosneft), Sibur, MMK, etc. In 2018, Aveva's CEO in Russia and the CIS, Alexei Lebedev, in an interview with TAdviser, argued that Aveva's decisions in companies such as Gazprom and Lukoil had nothing to replace.

With the help of Systeme Platform, they say in System Electric, you can replace the classic Schneider Electric software products used at Russian industrial enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities:

• EcoStruxure Power Operation,
• EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert,
• EcoStruxure PME,
• Vijeo Designer,
• EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert,
• Aveva Intouch,
• Aveva Edge,
• Aveva Plant SCADA,
• EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert,
• Aveva System Platform,
• Aveva Historian,
• EcoStruxure Building Operation.

The developer assures that Systeme Platform will allow enterprises to continue to effectively use previously installed foreign technical solutions, and at the same time quickly carry out full-fledged import substitution without stopping technical processes.

The company calls Systeme Platform "a domestic development created taking into account the peculiarities of the Russian market, on the basis of international expertise" of the System Electric team.

Such a quick appearance of an analogue of the platform raises questions about the origin of its code. The developers told TAdviser that Systeme Electric did not buy the rights to Aveva products, the platform was created by System Electric "in strategic cooperation with Russian IT companies using the best international practices and the accumulated experience of the Russian Schneider Electric team to develop and deploy classic Aveva software products."

In the context of restrictions on the purchase of foreign software, the main requirements of the market are the speed of development and the flexibility of the transition to domestic products. We are sure that today it is inappropriate to follow the path of development "from scratch," because many successful solutions have already been developed earlier. Therefore, it was decided to unite with Russian IT specialists, who are rightfully considered one of the best in the world, and use the accumulated international experience of our experts to launch a product on the market that is a worthy analogue of the usual foreign solutions, they say in "System Electric."

Which IT companies participated in the development of this product in addition to herself, Systam Electric chose not to disclose.

At the same time, the company completely retained the R&D team, engineers, developers and other employees who were involved in the development and installation of classic Aveva products. And in connection with the development of new products, it expands the team and strengthens it with new specialists in order to quickly develop and test new solutions with the help of its experts, System Electric told TAdviser.

As for plans to further develop their own software products, the company says that they primarily focused on localizing software products that can replace software in terms of process management, creating an upper level, SCADA systems that are in demand at industrial enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities, since this area is necessary for the uninterrupted operation of the Russian industrial sector.

We want to support our customers who today cannot buy the products of Aveva and other foreign vendors, - explain in "System Electric."

In addition, the company has identified a roadmap that includes the development of MES systems, visualization and reporting modules, software and hardware complexes for building BMS systems, as well as various services and Solution SaaS.

It is also planned to highlight the cybersecurity direction in order to ensure secure development cycles for Systeme Electric software products and implement complex tasks in accordance with the Security by Design concept and offer cyber-secure solutions to customers.

As for the equipment, after the buyout of the Russian business, Systam Electric remained such production assets of Schneider Electric as:

• Plant "Potential" in Kozmodemyansk (full-cycle plant, which presents all stages of design and production of electrical installation products. "Potential" produces
• every third outlet or switch sold in Russia);
• plant "ElectroMonoblock" in Leningrad Region (produces and adapts electrical equipment of medium and low voltage, industrial automation equipment);
• NTC "Mechanotronics" in St. Petersburg (produces an intelligent part for electrical substations).

The engineering and service center in Moscow and the Innovation Center in Innopolis also went to her .

Systam Electric continues to supply equipment under the DEKraft brand, which was previously part of Schneider Electric and was originally focused on Russia and the CIS countries. This is a brand of low-voltage equipment that is used in power supply systems for commercial and residential real estate, infrastructure and industry, energy and oil and gas industries.

Schneider Electric is 100% owned by SESh Holding, which, in turn, owns 100% of the electrical equipment plant GK Elektroshchit - TM Samara. It is bought by another company - Akron Industry. The deal to sell this plant in October was approved by President Vladimir Putin.

Systam Electric also told TAdviser that as of the end of October, they have a total of about 3 thousand people working in the company. About the same number worked at Schneider Electric in Russia.

Putin allowed the sale of the Samara Schneider Electric plant to a Russian investor

Akron Industry received permission to acquire 22.5 million shares of Samara SESh Holding JSC owned by Schneider Electric Industries SAS. About this on October 17, 2022 "" Interfax with reference to the corresponding order of the president. Russia Vladimir Putin More. here

Obtaining Schneider Electric service partner status in Russia and Belarus

On July 11, 2022, the Russian company Systeme Electric announced that it had received the official status of Schneider Electric's service partner in Russia and Belarus. Systam Electric will provide warranty and post-warranty service for equipment manufactured and supplied by Schneider Electric.

Systemam Electric will be able to service uninterruptible power and cooling systems, power distribution and automation devices, as well as building engineering and industrial automation equipment. The Company will also continue to supply spare parts for Schneider Electric equipment under existing service contracts. It will provide a full range of services throughout the entire period of equipment operation in Russia and Belarus - from preventive maintenance and repairs to in-depth diagnostics.

Ensuring the continuity of the business processes of our clients in Russia and Belarus is one of the key tasks of System Electric. Our service department employs more than 80 specialists of various areas with many years of experience, ready to go to any facility. We will continue to support our partners and customers based on the best international practices, "commented Alexey Kashaev, CEO of System Electric.

The System Electric Service and Training Center will continue to provide warranty and post-warranty service to Schneider Electric equipment at all stages of its life cycle. The center is located in the SEZ "Technopolice Moscow." The team will provide the following services:

• installation works: installation supervision, installation, commissioning and complete installation, as well as software debugging;
• Service plans: service contracts that guarantee the response time of the service service to emergency calls, availability of spare parts in the warehouse and technical support 24/7;
• diagnostics: ProDiag comprehensive diagnostic services for detecting mechanical wear and technical problems of equipment at an early stage;
• remote monitoring: monitoring the temperature of contact connections;
• modernization: retrophyte of any equipment, which allows you to quickly, profitably and gradually replace outdated equipment components with new ones, add new functions and technologies to existing systems;
• consulting: audit to assess the condition, safety and reliability of electrical installations and the quality of electricity.

The Russian production company Systeme Electric was formed as a result of the sale of the Schneider Electric business in the Russian Federation and Belarus to local management.

Name change to Systeme Electric

On July 4, 2022, it became known about the renaming of the sold Schneider Electric division in Russia and Belarus. The company was named Systeme Electric.

As Alexey Kashaev, who was president of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS, told RBC, the plants "Potential" in Kozmodemyansk were transferred to Systeme Electric (produces sockets and switches), ElectroMonoblock in the Leningrad Region (SEZEM, produces and adapts medium and low voltage electrical equipment, industrial automation equipment to local requirements), St. Petersburg STC "Mechanotronics" (develops and produces the intellectual part for electric substations), as well as the Moscow Engineering and Service Center and the Kazan Innovation Center.

The sold Russian "daughter" Schneider Electric has acquired a new name

On July 3, 2022, a binding agreement was signed on the sale of Schneider Electric in Russia to local management. Closing the deal will depend on regulatory approval and meeting other conditions, Schneider Electric noted.

The amount of the transaction and its other terms are not specified. It is only known that the French the corporation sold the Russian business to local top managers. Based on market multipliers, which for companies like Schneider Electric make up one revenue, the value of Russian business can range from 25 billion to 40 billion, rubles investment strategist Sergei Arikapitala Suverov told RBC.

But, most likely, the company will be sold at a discount to the market valuation, since it was desirable for the seller to close the deal in a short time, he said.

According to Kashaev, Systeme Electric will continue local production and will service previously installed equipment as an authorized service provider, but will not be able to import Schneider Electric products.^[2]

Sale of Russian business to local executives

On April 27, 2022, Schneider Electric announced the sale of Russian business to local leaders. The French energy and engineering company made this decision against the background of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions.

After a thorough review of its structure and capabilities, Schneider Electric announces the signing of a letter of intent to sell Schneider Electric Russia to the local management team. This agreement must be approved by local authorities, - said in a statement published on the company's website.

Schneider Electric sells Russian business to local executives

It also says that the Russian market accounts for up to 2% of Schneider Electric's total revenue. The company, as a result of the sale of Russian assets and the curtailment of activities in the Russian Federation, plans to write off up to €300 million in net book value.

The company added that Schneider Electric is planning an orderly transfer process, in which the company will allocate the funds necessary to support 3,500 employees in Russia and Belarus.

Since February 24, 2022, Schneider Electric has suspended new investments and international supplies as part of new projects to Russia and Belarus, the company said in a statement released on April 27, 2022. A month earlier, Schneider Electric noted that the company invested more than $1 billion in production facilities in the Russian Federation.

By April 2022, Schneider Electric's assets in the Russian Federation, in particular, include the ElectroMonoblock plant in the Leningrad Region (produces low-voltage automatic devices, gas-insulated monoblocks, relay protection devices ), and Electroshield in Samara. The company also works at the innovation center in Innopolis and the innovation laboratory in Skolkovo. More than 60% of the products supplied by Schneider Electric to Russian customers were produced in Russia at the company's five own plants.^[3]

2021

Appointment of Alexei Kashaev as President of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS

Schneider Electric on December 14, 2021 informed TAdviser about the appointment of Alexei Kashaev as President of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS. Read more here.

Start of digital services center for external customers in Russia and CIS countries

Schneider Electric On April 19, 2021, the company announced the start of the Digital Hub for external customers Russia in and. countries CIS The main task of Digital Hub is the implementation of complex projects with a digital component. The center was created in 2020, and its approaches and solutions were tested in several pilot projects. For April, he is fully ready for full-fledged project work.

The Digital Services Center operates in two main areas:

• 1. Implementation of turnkey digital projects. Schneider Electric offers a wide variety of software products: from cloud analytics and monitoring systems to powerful local software complexes. The main function of the CCU is to help understand the variety of products, offer and implement digital solutions of sub-current and non-standard tasks to save and optimize the workflow of the organization. According to Schneider Electric, such projects help to realize the production potential of the equipment to a greater extent and ensure the qualitative fulfillment of the assessment criteria (KPI) of the enterprise.
• 2. Technical and documentary support for Advisor series cloud solutions. The capabilities of these analytical systems allow you to monitor the operation of equipment in real time and analyze it by identifying patterns in a large array of received data, and also assume the option of consulting in the event of an abnormal situation, which is carried out by a group of local and international experts Schneider Electric. These cloud platforms enable easy monitoring and qualitative analysis of the installed hardware base from single sites to large distributed systems around the world.

The approach of the Digital Services Center allows you to compare the solution of production problems with modern digital tools and find the optimal solution for current problems. In the six months since its launch, Schneider Electric has launched pilot projects using Advisor at operating facilities where they have proven effective. In addition, the company has created a demo room with a wide installed Schneider Electric equipment base, which has been automated using a CCU and is a fully functional platform that demonstrates the functionality of each Advisor in real time. The complete solutions manufactured by Schneider Electric service department are now automatically connected to the cloud database.

2020

Agreement with ITMO University to implement the corporate master's program

On April 15, 2020, it became known that the company in providing digital solutions in the field of electricity management and automation Schneider Electric signed an agreement with the St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO. Read more here.

Opening of the site for maintenance of industrial equipment

On March 26, 2020, it became known that Schneider Electric opened a site for maintenance of industrial equipment, including component-level repairs.

Schneider Electric specialists completed the adjustment and launched a line to repair drive equipment and frequency converters. The maintenance personnel of the repair center have all the necessary competencies to carry out restoration work and output tests, in accordance with Schneider Electric production standards. In the near future, it is also planned to launch a site for the repair of industrial controllers.

Repairing industrial equipment at the component level is often the only solution for continuing production processes on assembly, packaging or packaging lines. Schneider Electric Repair Center located on the territory of Moscow Technopolice performs warranty and post-warranty maintenance of equipment:

• ELAU drive equipment
• Frequency converters and soft starters (ATV, ATS).
• Industrial Automation (Modicon)
• Single Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply SMART - UPS
• Industrial Uninterruptible Power Supply (Symmetra, Galaxy)

Schneider Electric provides highly qualified equipment maintenance and repair of any level of complexity using modern technical solutions and techniques. When repairing, only original factory components are used, and the level of work quality is confirmed by ISO 9001:2018 and ISO14001:2018 certificates.

The presence of a large replacement fund allows you to perform advanced replacement of faulty equipment. The restored equipment is guaranteed from 1 year. The tariff includes logistics services.

2019

Revenue growth by 16% to 40.32 billion rubles.

At the end of 2019, Schneider Electric took 6th place in the TAdviser Ranking: the 50 most profitable representative offices of foreign IT companies in Russia. The Schneider Electric indicator in Russia includes the proceeds of JSC Shneyder Elektrik, LLC Shneyder Elektrik ElectroMonoblock Plant, LLC Shneyder Elektrik Systems. The company's revenue for 2019 amounted to 40,322,081 thousand rubles, which is 31.8% lower than in 2018.

Agreement with RDIF and Bpifrance to invest in a joint project in the field of energy-saving technologies

On June 13, 2019, it became known that the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation, the sovereign wealth fund of the French Republic Bpifrance and the French company Schneider Electric, a global expert in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, agreed on trilateral investments in the field of energy saving.

The parties are considering up to 40 million euros of investments in the creation of a joint venture, which will provide financing under the model of an energy service contract for the implementation of projects to improve energy efficiency in Russia.

The business model of the project does not involve any additional investment or expense from potential customers. The return on investment of the joint venture is carried out exclusively from the additional profit generated as a result of reducing the costs of companies from the use of energy-saving technologies.

{{quote 'author '= notes Kirill Dmitriyev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)'|The Russian energy saving services market provides favorable conditions for RDIF and partners to invest. Energy-saving products and technologies are widely in demand, I am sure that we will be able to make a great contribution to the development of the segment and lay the foundation for new joint projects, }}

The undisclosed potential for energy efficiency in key sectors of the economy ranges from 30%. Our experience in the implementation of energy saving projects makes it possible to guarantee the achievement of results under the energy service contract. Cooperation with RDIF and Bpifrance will make it easier for Russian companies to finance projects that increase the competitiveness of products in world markets, 'comments Emmanuel Babo, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electri '

Cooperation with VFU named after M.K. Ammosov in the field of educational initiatives

On April 22, 2019, it became known that Schneider Electric, an expert in energy management and automation, and Northeastern Federal University (SVFU) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on educational initiatives. The signing took place with the participation of Roman Shmakov, vice president of the Secure Power division of Schneider Electric, and Pyotr Ivanov, vice rector for informatization of SVFU. Read more here.

Opening of an office in the Republic of Uzbekistan

On April 22, 2019, it became known that Schneider Electric, an expert in the field of energy management and automation, announced the opening of an office in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Read more here.

Memorandum on participation in the development of national standards for BIM technologies in Russia

On April 18, 2019, it became known that Schneider Electric, an international leader in energy management and automation, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Project Technical Committee for BIM Technologies (PTK705). Read more here.

Opening of production line in Leningrad Region

Schneider Electric, the world leader in energy management and automation, has announced the opening of a production line of low-voltage switches at its own enterprise in the Leningrad Region, the factory of Schneider Electric Plant Electroblock LLC (hereinafter - SHEZEM). This became known on April 15, 2019. Read more here.

Partnership with Positive Technologies in the development of solutions for APCS protection

On March 13, 2019, Schneider Electric and Positive Technologies announced the conclusion of an agreement on a technological partnership in the development of joint solutions for the protection of APCS. The joint software and hardware complex will be built on the basis of the PT Industrial Security Incident Manager View Sensor product and the Magelis iPC industrial industrial computer. The solution will allow detecting cyber attacks, unauthorized actions of personnel and intruders without having an undesirable impact on the technological process, and will be able to be used in difficult climatic and technological operating conditions. Read more here.

2018

Revenue - 34.59 billion rubles.

Schneider Electric's revenue in Russia (Shneyder Elektrik JSC, Shneyder Elektrik Plant ElectroMonoblock LLC, Shneyder Elektrik Systems LLC) for 2018 amounted to 34,594,666 thousand rubles.

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Cooperation with Kaspersky Lab and ICL System Technologies

On October 8, 2018, Schneider Electric announced that, together with Kaspersky Lab and ICL System Technologies, it had signed a tripartite memorandum of cooperation in the field of information security of automated process control systems.

According to the company, one of the key goals of the Memorandum is to open a competence center based on the Schneider Electric Innovation Center in Innopolis Kazan(,). Tatarstan Cooperation between Schneider Electric, Kaspersky Lab and ICL System Technologies will be aimed at developing modern scientific and technical approaches to ensuring integrated security APCS taking into account the changing information environment, providing comprehensive services for ensuring information security of industrial enterprises, including auditing existing systems, designing and implementing systems, information protection maintaining and supporting installed systems, as well as conducting research on assessing protection from harmful impacts.

The interaction of companies, according to the memorandum, primarily has practical goals. The Schneider Electric Innovation Center in Innopolis will become a platform for working out the most complex cases in the field of cybersecurity of industrial automated solutions. At the laboratory stands of the competence center, it is planned to test solutions for ensuring information security of APCS together with experts from Kaspersky Lab and ICL System Technologies.

In addition, the companies plan, on a partnership basis, to organize joint participation of experts in meetings, thematic seminars and consultations, which will allow for the direct exchange of experience on specialized cybersecurity issues and develop specific solutions to increase the level of information security of APCS.

It is no secret that in the era of "digitalization" the border between technological and corporate information environments disappears, exposing industrial assets to well-known cyber risks of targeted attacks and accidental infections in the "office" world. Despite the fact that the techniques for implementing cyber threats in these segments are very similar, it is possible to protect industrial systems in real projects only by deeply understanding both technologies and established practices used in the world of industrial automation. In this regard, cooperation between the three companies at the level of development centers is not accidental and seems to us promising. Georgy Shebuldaev, head of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity

One of the priority areas of Schneider Electric's activities in Russia is the development and implementation of complex solutions in the field of information security of automated control systems. Obviously, our customers - modern Russian enterprises - need such developments. The help of leading Russian experts in the field of information security on this path can hardly be overestimated. Albert Mardanov, Director of the Schneider Electric Innovation Center

The start of joint work within the competence center was planned for October 8, 2018. The work of the Schneider Electric Innovation Center in Innopolis is aimed at localizing, adapting and developing advanced technical solutions in the field of information security for industry and fuel and energy complex, as well as developing integrated intelligent solutions for managing industrial infrastructure.

This agreement provides for close cooperation between the ICL System Technologies I&C Competence Center and Schneider Electric and Kaspersky Lab specialists. The memorandum is an important step both for the enterprises themselves and for the strategic potential of the entire country. Aydar Guzairov, CEO of ICL System Technologies.

Opening an Assembly Line in the Technopolice

Schneider Electric, a global expert in energy management and automation, announced the opening of an assembly line in Technopolice on July 5, 2018. The ceremony was attended by President of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS Johan Vanderplaetse. The assembly line is located on an area of ​ ​ 450 sq.m. and is part of the regional Ecofit Center.

Schneider Electric opens assembly line in Technopolice

The Schneider Electric assembly line in Technopolice implements the advanced principles of organization and optimization of the working environment, introduced electronic document management and digital technologies. According to the company, these solutions reduce the cost of production and increase labor productivity.

Our commitment to innovation finds its way into ambitious projects built on Schneider Electric's IoT-compatible EcoStruxure architecture. Advanced connected equipment is the most important component of our offer, it can only be produced at a high-tech enterprise. Technopolice "Moscow" provides all the conditions for the development of knowledge-intensive products. We are glad to be present at the center of the capital's innovative ecosystem, - Johan Vanderplaetse, President of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS, commented on the event.

The wide range of technological capabilities of the Schneider Electric assembly line allows the assembly of telecommunication cabinets, relay protection and automation cabinets of any complexity and configuration, as well as medium and low voltage retrophitis. During the manufacturing process, the equipment undergoes all necessary checks in a special isolated chamber and on test equipment.

All specialists working on the assembly line have many years of experience and expertise, which allows you to achieve high quality products, emphasized in Schneider Electric.

Opening of the Innovation Center in the SEZ "Innopolis"

The project is an office and laboratory for conducting research and development work on the adaptation, development and implementation of advanced Schneider Electric solutions in the field of software, automation and information security of industrial systems. The Schneider Electric Innovation Center in the Innopolis SEZ is part of the company's international network of R&D centers and will develop not only for Russia, but also for foreign countries. The focus of the center's activities is industrial Internet technologies for the oil and gas industry and other large industries.

Старт проекту дали Президент Республики Татарстан Rustam Minnikhanov Schneider Electric World Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, Emmanuel Babo.

At the first stage, 10 highly qualified engineers will work in the Innovation Center, in the future the number of jobs can be expanded. Investments in the project are estimated at a minimum of 1 million euros in the first 5 years.

The agreement of intent for the implementation of the investment project between Schneider Electric and the Innopolis SEZ was signed on March 21, 2017 in the presence of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. To implement the project, a separate legal entity, Schneider Electric Innovation Center LLC, was created, which received the status of a resident of the Innopolis SEZ.

The development of the center will allow the company's Russian clients to increase operational efficiency and safety of production facilities using local solutions that take into account the peculiarities of Russian operating conditions and legal requirements.

Opening of the Competence Center in KGEU

On May 16, 2018, Schneider Electric announced the signing in April this year of an agreement with Kazan State Energy University on the opening of the Schneider Electric - Kazan State Energy University Competence Center. The document was signed by the rector of KGEU Edward Abdullazyanov and Johan Vanderplaetse, senior vice president, president of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS.

Signing of the agreement on opening of the Competence Center "Schneider Electric - Kazan State Energy University"

The competence center will open three modern educational and scientific laboratories: "Digital substation - solutions Schneider Electric," "Electric drive and automation," as well as "Low voltage equipment manufactured by Schneider Electric." The main goal of creating the Center is to train KGEU students studying industrial automation technologies, electrical equipment and methods of using computer equipment and networks in industry. Also, on the basis of the innovative platform, professional retraining and advanced training of specialists will be carried out.

The innovative partnership between KGEU and Schneider Electric has been going on for more than 10 years. In 2007, the Schneider Electric Training Center was opened at Kazan Energy University, on the basis of which university students could get acquainted with the work of equipment for medium and low voltage. Since 2016, the joint ElectroSkills Applied Qualifications Center has been operating according to WorldSkills International standards.

"The opening of the Schneider Electric Competence Center will provide university students with knowledge of the world's leading developments in automation and electrical equipment. Joint initiatives by businesses and educational institutions are critical to ending the human resource hunger in the energy industry. "

The opening ceremony of the modernized center is scheduled for September 2018.

2017

Transneft abandoned Schneider Electric products

On December 5, 2017, it became known about Transneft's refusal to use Schneider Electric products. The company expressed dissatisfaction with the state of cybersecurity of its APCS.

The reason for this is the numerous vulnerabilities that threaten the company's cybersecurity. According to the statement of the representative of the customer company, in 2016 and 2017 the company conducted a risk analysis for its APCS. During the audit, numerous critical vulnerabilities were identified, including in the built-in APCS protection mechanisms. Specialists notified the manufacturer about the identified safety problems, but the contractor company was waiting for a response.

Transneft is implementing an import substitution program, and instead of Schneider Electric intends to use domestic analogues^[4].

Agreement with Rosseti and Skolkovo on localization of new generation electrical network management systems

On October 17, 2017, PJSC Rosseti, the Skolkovo Foundation and Schneider Electric signed a tripartite agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of localization, development and implementation of a software and technical complex of systems for operational and technological control of new generation distribution electric networks. See Electrical Distribution Network Process Management System.

Joining the NAPI Association

Schneider Electric joined the National Association of Industrial Internet Market Participants (NAPI) in the spring of 2017. Schneider Electric's entry into the Association is a landmark event for the development of the domestic industrial Internet market, as it provides the Association with the opportunity to access and directly apply world best practices in the field of industrial Internet in the domestic developing market.

The company's technological solutions are used in various fields of industry and allow solving issues of energy efficiency, integrated automation and preventive maintenance of production. In addition, the company is one of the founders of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and represents the interests of the consortium in Russia.

Agreement on the establishment of the R&D Center in Tatarstan

In the city of Innopolis in the Republic of Tatarstan, the R&D center of Schneider Electric will open. The agreement of intent between JSC Schneider Electric and the Innopolis Special Economic Zone was signed in March in the presence of President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric Emmanuel Babo.

The R&D center will work mainly in the area of ​ ​ adaptation and development of information and control systems and specialized software for the needs of the oil and gas complex and other industries. The development of the center will allow the company's customers to increase operational efficiency and safety of production facilities using local solutions that take into account the peculiarities of Russian operating conditions. Leading oil companies in Tatarstan have already expressed interest in joint work. Many of them have already interacted with Schneider Electric for many years.

All over the world and in Russia, industrial Internet technologies are developing with high speed, requirements for cybersecurity of the industry are being tightened, including in the field of automated process control systems (APCS) and emergency protection systems. In connection with the relevance of this area, it was decided to develop in the field of cybersecurity industrial facilities on the basis of the new R&D center Schneider Electric in Tatarstan. The company is already negotiating joint work with Kaspersky Lab, which opened a competence center in Innopolis in 2016.

Another promising area of ​ ​ work of the research center in the field of solutions for the oil and gas industry is the development of specialized lines of instrumentation - in particular, devices and systems for measuring recoverable hydrocarbons, including highly viscous and hardly recoverable oil.

It is planned that the R&D center in the first stage will have 10 Schneider Electric engineers with the possibility to expand the number of jobs in the future. Investments in the project are tentatively estimated at 1 million euros in the first 5 years. The R&D center will become part of the international network of research centers of the company and will conduct developments not only for Russia, but also for foreign countries.

At the meeting of the Schneider Electric delegation with the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, an agreement was also signed with Innopolis University on scientific and educational cooperation.

2016

Opening of the R&D Center in Skolkovo

In November 2016, Schneider Electric announced the launch of a software R&D center at Skolkovo. The company signed with the Skolkovo Foundation an act on the start of the center's work and a program for its further development until 2019. Investments in the project amounted to about 1 million euros. The center was headed by Alexey Parshikov, head of the department for the development and implementation of solutions for smart networks of Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS.

The center's activities are aimed primarily at creating and localizing software - dispatching, control and control systems - for the electric power industry and the oil and gas industry. The company notes that its well-known software product for managing electric networks will be localized in Russia with the transfer of source codes. Thus, Schneider Electric becomes a global energy company that transferred source codes to Russia and organized a full cycle of software creation, according to the Russian division.

Nikolai Grachev, Vice President of the Skolkovo Foundation, Executive Director of the Energy Efficient Technologies Cluster, and Armen Badalov, Vice President for Strategy and Business Development at Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS

The opening of the R&D center in Russia on the basis of Skolkovo is an unprecedented step in the history of Schneider Electric. For the first time from the global R&D center, the company transferred the source code for the software to another country, "Alexey Parshikov told TAdviser. - Russia thus became for Schneider Electric the second point in the world where it became possible to develop a software product in full cycle mode - from creating a kernel to an interface. Until recently, the structure of the global R&D center was located in 2 countries: the main development center was in France, and the center for testing software products was in India.

The strategy of the R&D center Schneider Electric in Skolkovo provides for the localization of source codes and the launch of the development process of three main products. The first is the SCADA system for automated substation level power dispatching systems. The second product is a SCADA system for automated dispatch and prediction systems for solar and wind generation. The third is a software product that aims to predict the state of power and process equipment, followed by its maintenance by the state.

Long-term plans for the operation of the center are also related to the localization of infrastructure management systems for electric filling stations and control systems for distribution networks of city and country scale (such as ADMS). In one of the most important regions for Schneider Electric - the region of Northern, Western and Central Europe (which includes Russia) - until now there was no R&D center specializing in such products. The center will participate in the development and launch of solutions for countries in this region. Some developments of the Russian center will be introduced into the global release, and the developments of the global team will be introduced into the Russian one, which will keep up with global technological trends, the company says. 

Schneider Electric added that with the advent of the R&D center in Skolkovo, the company's customers will have access to a quick service in terms of making changes to software products taking into account Russian specifics.

For example, the client sets a specific task - to introduce a new interface or analytics for top management, and we solve it in an understandable time and without language and cultural barriers. Previously, he would have had to wait quite a long time for a decision from the global center and not the fact that it would be positive. Now a fast and customer-oriented solution ensures greater customer satisfaction from our collaboration, "explains Parshikov.

At the time of launch, 5 software developers are working in the R&D center, and it is planned to expand the staff to 10 people.

Schneider Electric signed an agreement on the creation of a R&D center on the territory of Skolkovo back in 2013. The company told TAdviser that the R&D center project, conceived in 2013, changed over time and was eventually opened now.

Johan Vanderplaetse is the new president in Russia and the CIS

On June 1, 2016, Schneider Electric announced the appointment of Johan Vanderplaetse as president of the representative office in Russia and the CIS. The former head of this office, Jean-Louis Stasi, who held the post for six years, will continue to work at the company's headquarters in the role of senior vice president for innovation and launch of new products.

Training center on the basis of the College of Modern Technologies named after M.F. Panov

In May 2016, Schneider Electric announced the opening of the Educational and Technological Center for the Electric Power Industry on the basis of the Hero of the Soviet Union M.F. Panov College of Modern Technologies.

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Competence Center on the basis of the Mining University in St. Petersburg

In March 2016, Schneider Electric, a global expert in energy management and automation, and the National Mineral Raw Materials University Gorny signed an agreement to expand cooperation and create a Center of Competence in Research and Education on the basis of the university.

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Primorye Production Launch Plan

Schneider Electric plans to open production in Primorye, RNS reports^[5] with reference to the press service of the regional administration.

clearly understand that the global center of the economy is shifting east. The opening of production in Primorye is a strategic step for us, and this is not some kind of eastern philosophy, we see the real interest of world players in the region, our largest customers are investing in it, "said the head of the Russian branch, Jean-Louis Stasi, at a meeting with Primorye Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky

Stasi noted that historically established trade flows are currently changing, and therefore it became necessary to close key areas in the logistics center of the Asia-Pacific region - in Primorye.

Scientific and Educational Center in MSTU named after G.I. Nosova

Main article: Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov (MSTU)

The main goals of the scientific and educational center will be to train and retrain qualified personnel for various sectors of the Russian industry and conduct scientific research on the basis of modern and innovative equipment and technologies. Read more here.

2015

Regional Application Development Center established

On November 10, 2015, Schneider Electric announced the creation of the Regional Application Center. The structure will deal with complex solutions for data centers, including the promotion of a proposal - a "turnkey data center" from one manufacturer.

As part of the proposal, the engineering infrastructure of the data center's machine room and the associated engineering systems of the complex.

The main task of the center is to create and support the sustainable and efficient functioning of the data center at every stage of its life cycle. Schneider Electric specialists will participate in the design, construction, complex testing and commissioning of the facility, as well as in the subsequent support and modernization of the data center. At each stage, the customer will be provided with fault tolerance of the object and its efficiency. The emergence of the Regional Application Development Center is part of Schneider Electric's long-term global strategy: not only Russian, but also foreign specialists will be involved in working on projects. In addition, specialists employed earlier only in Russian projects will be able to participate in all stages of major international projects, and foreign employees will be involved in solving problems in our country.

The internal reorganization should bring to Russia the technologies that Schneider Electric uses in the United States, Europe and other countries of the world. All regional centers will obey the global structure, but at the same time, many employees are on the ground: the company decided to combine the model of central competence management with the local distribution of specialists in order to be closer to the customer and better understand the features of the local market.

The division started working with customers at the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2015. 10 people are responsible for the CIS region. In Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, it is planned to use 100 specialists. The key segments that the Regional Application Development Center focuses on are telecom, the financial sector and commercial data centers. Andrei Vorobyov has been appointed Head of the Regional Application Development Center.

"In the Russian division of Schneider Electric, a similar structure existed earlier, but it was isolated from similar divisions in other countries. Now the resource of the Russian IT Business is becoming more significant and valuable within the company, so it was decided to create a new division, one of the main tasks of which is to unite regional teams. Thus, including people from different countries, the structure allows optimal use of resources where they will be most beneficial. By increasing efficiency, we reduce the cost of resources and, ultimately, reduce the cost of complex solutions for customers, "said Andrei Vorobyov, head of the Regional Application Development Center at Schneider Electric.

Service center and training center in technopolis "Moscow"

Technopolice "Moscow" The French company Schneider Electric will create a service center and a training center with an area of ​ ​ almost 8 thousand square meters. Its main task is to train and retrain specialists in the field of electricity management and energy efficiency improvement, as well as service high-tech equipment. Technopolice Moskva and Schneider Electric signed a long-term lease agreement. Thus, the French company became 28 residents, and the total share of industrial space employed for production in the fifth building of Technopolice reached 80%, "said the General Director of Technopolice. Igor Ishchenko

The service center and training center will include modern repair workshops, training classes, a demonstration center for energy-efficient technologies, a warehouse and workplaces for 250 highly qualified service engineers. The centers are scheduled to open in the second half of 2015.

"Moscow is interested in enterprises focused on innovative technologies. The capital's technology parks are an ideal place to launch intellectual industries. And more importantly, they become centers for the training of highly qualified specialists of the future. For our part, we are ready to create all conditions for companies with scientific and high-tech content, "said Oleg Bocharov, head of the Moscow Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.

"The concept of Technopolice" Moscow, "which brought together innovative companies under one roof and stimulates the development of technologies, corresponds to the vision of Schneider Electric in Russia, because innovation is part of the DNA of our company and one of the main factors of successful work. Technopolice has created very comfortable conditions and developed infrastructure for investors. We plan to develop together with Technopolice and do not exclude the expansion of our presence at this site, "said Vladimir Borisov, vice president of supply chain management at Schneider Electric in Russia and the CIS

The Technopolice resident also plans to open a charging station for electric vehicles, organize separate garbage collection and a battery collection center for subsequent processing.

2014

Home and Enterprise Solutions Department established

Schneider Electric's IT Business division announced in December 2014 the creation of a department of solutions for home and corporate networks within the Russian representative office.

57% of UPS market

According to research company IDC for the third quarter of 2014, the ARS by Schneider Electric brand remains the leader and occupies 57% of the UPS market.

"In 2014, Schneider Electric updated some of the flagship product lines. In addition, this year the development of new affordable Smart-UPS SMC UPS models and entry-level network filters continued, "said Petr Petrov, APC by Schneider Electric single-phase product manager.

Data Center Operations Support Services

On January 15, 2014, Schneider Electric announced the launch of three new services to sustainably support Operation Services. These services are designed to optimize and simplify the operation of the data center at all stages of its life cycle.

The list of services, taking into account the newly entered, looks like:

• Distribution of MV and LV power
• Automation and management of industrial facilities
• Automated Building Management Systems and Integrated Safety Systems
• Office space solutions (cable-carrying systems and electrical installation products)
• Power Measurement, Monitoring and Control Systems
• Backup Power and Cooling Systems

• Supplier management: provides a standardized set of works in the presence of a single representative responsible for planning and organizing round-the-clock preventive, repair and emergency maintenance of all critical systems of the data center infrastructure, involving both OEM equipment suppliers and third-party maintenance service providers.

• Maintenance Management - A service at the data center site to support maintenance based on vendor management offerings, with rigorous change management protocols in place at times when your site is at maximum risk.

• Operation of the facility: a specialized program of operation and maintenance management at the data center site, which meets the most stringent requirements for the infrastructure of critical facilities. The carefully developed program focuses on emergency response preparedness, maintenance and change management procedures, and documentation, safety, and training procedures. This program is based on standards and is focused on a high level of quality, customer compliance and extensibility.

2013

Purchase of 100% of Electric Shield Group of Companies

In March 2013, it became known that the French industrial group Schneider Electric, a manufacturer of equipment for data centers, acquired 50% of the company's shares from the management of the Samara manufacturer Electroshchit Group - TM Samara, thereby becoming the owner of 100% of the company.

The deal between Schneider Electric and the manufacturer of electrical equipment "Electric Shield" began in 2010, when the French bought the first 50% of the Samara enterprise for 10.2 billion rubles. The second half of the shares were purchased for the same amount. In total, the purchase of Elektroshchit cost Schneider Electric about 510 million euros^[6].

As a result of the acquisition of the remaining stake in Electroshchit Group of Companies - TM Samara, the company is fully consolidated with Schneider Electric.

Interestingly, Schneider Electric reports on the increased number of its Russian staff after the acquisition of Elektroshchit to 12 thousand people. Considering that the staff of the Electric Shield itself is 10 thousand people, as a result of the purchase of Schneider Electric, it increased its staff in Russia six times.

In April 2013, it was announced that the production base of CJSC Elektroshchit Group of Companies - TM Samara is the largest production site throughout the Schneider Electric Group .

Schneider Electric plans in the next five years not only to maintain, but also to increase the level of investment in Russia. This was told by Schneider Electric President in Russia Jean-Louis Stasi at a press conference on the completion of the transaction to acquire a 100% stake in Electroshchit Group of Companies - TM Samara CJSC:

"Over the past five years, we have invested a total of about 700 million euros in the development of Schneider Electric in Russia, and over the next five years we plan to maintain this level of investment. We invest more than in Russia only in China, and it is significant that Russia has now come in second place in the Group after China among the BRICS countries. The acquisition of CJSC Electroshchit Group of Companies - TM Samara will allow us to offer new solutions and products for industrial consumers in the oil and gas and mining industries, utilities. In addition, we plan to use the image and business contacts of the newly acquired company to actively participate in the development of smart networks and increase the energy efficiency of the transmission and distribution power grid complex in Russia, "said Jean-Louis Stasi

He also noted that the completion of this transaction would be impossible without the support of the FAS and the Russian Government.

"We managed to quickly establish a constructive dialogue, understand the problem and make a quick decision that suited both the FAS and our company. It should also be noted that the Government and the FAS have an excellent attitude towards us as a foreign investor, which stimulates us to further investment in the Russian economy, "he concluded

"In the last three years, CJSC Electroshchit Group of Companies - TM Samara has annually invested over 20 million euros in the development of production, and in 2013-2014 we are going to increase the level of capital investments in these assets," said Power Joachim Dams (Joachim Dams). - We will support and train talented employees, develop research and development bases. Our goal is to provide Russian customers with equipment specially made for them, according to their terms of reference, taking into account local features. "

Schneider Electric also plans to preserve the social sphere of the village of Krasnaya Glinka, where the largest plant of CJSC Electroshchit GC - TM Samara, which employs over 7 thousand people, is located. The plant, together with the Electroshchit-Samara Management Company, will continue to finance the house of culture, a sports complex, a club of young technicians, a tourist base, housing and communal services enterprises that serve the communal fund of the village of Krasnaya Glinka in proportion to the number of employees at the enterprise. The existing social guarantees of the plant employees, spelled out in the collective agreement, will also be preserved.

The number of Schneider Electric employees in Russia is about 3,000 employees, the company has 3 factories, a research center and 3 logistics centers. The company's offices operate in 20 cities, it is planned to open a new R&D center in Skolkovo. The acquisition of 100% of the shares of CJSC Elektroshchit -TM Samara increased Schneider Electric's assets in Russia, replenishing them with 4 plants (3 in Russia and 1 in Uzbekistan), design institutes, commercial offices and almost 10,000 employees, making Russia and the CIS the second most important region in new economies (rapidly developing countries) and the fourth globally for the entire Schneider Electric group. Thanks to this transaction, Schneider Electric's annual turnover will increase according to the preliminary results of 2012 to ~ 1.2 billion euros.

Skolkovo R&D Center Opening Plan

On December 11, 2013, Schneider Electric signed an agreement with the Skolkovo Foundation to create a company's R&D center on the territory of Innograd. He will be engaged in the creation of improved power distribution management systems for power grids, the development of control systems for autonomous generators and pipelines for various purposes, the adaptation of the company's solutions for Russian conditions, etc. The centre's headcount was expected to reach 100 by 2017.

Of all the countries of the world, it was in Russia that over the past five years our company has invested the most funds, "said Frederic Abbal, Executive Vice President, Head of the Business Unit of Power Electric. - Today the company in Russia is represented by 6 plants, 3 logistics centers and several dozen offices. But we intend to localize in Russia not only production, but also technologies. That is why we are creating an R&D center at Skolkovo.

Schneider Electric spokesman Ivan Kling told TAdviser that in Russia the company already has experience in the field of research and development: in particular, Schneider Electric has a scientific and technical center based on the Moscow office, which has several innovative developments in the field of new environmentally friendly materials and electrical equipment.

R&D is always the focus of Schneider Electric - the company globally spends 5% of annual turnover on research and development, which is more than a billion euros per year, notes Ivan Kling. He added that the company has high hopes for the R&D center in Skolkovo, which should begin work in 2016.

The official statement of Skolkovo says that the Schneider Electric research center should be located in the energy-efficient Skolkovo Eco-Office building. In it, the company plans to implement all its most advanced energy efficiency solutions, as well as the concept of integrated energy management.

Schneider Electric's solutions are expected to allow the Eco-Office to meet European standards for buildings with close to zero power consumption. The building is planned to be certified according to the international green construction standard LEED,

It is worth noting that, according to Skolkovo's original idea, the Eco-Office was supposed to be put into operation in the fall of 2013, but these plans did not come true: as of the beginning of December 2013, the necessary agreement for renting a land plot for an object had not even been signed yet, follows from the autumn reports of 2013 on the activities of the fund. The planned deadline for the commissioning of this facility is now October 2015. The reports say that this is due to the refusal to implement the project by its partner , Ru-com. Neither the latter nor Skolkovo explained the reasons for this.

2012:53% of the Russian UPS market

According to IDC, in 2012 Schneider Electric occupied 53% of the Russian UPS market. In Russia, it is known to introduce a data center management system APC Data Center Infrastructure Management, in the Novosibirsk data center "Megafon."

2010: The number of employees in Russia exceeds 3 thousand people

In 2010, the number of Russian Schneider Electric personnel exceeds 3 thousand employees. The company in Russia has 19 offices, three plants, assembly production and logistics centers. Its distribution channel has more than a hundred distributors, more than 70 system integrators, 40 strategic OEM-partners.

At this time, in Russia, Schneider Electric is one of the five largest electrical enterprises.

1993: Opening an office in Russia

The Schneider Electric representative office was opened in Moscow in 1993, although the company's activities in Russia began in 1974 with the equipment of the Samara Oil Refinery in the USSR.

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