Siemens AG is well-positioned to play a key position in India’s fast urbanisation and energy transformation, mentioned Matthias Rebellius, CEO, good infrastructure, on the Munich-headquartered conglomerate. In an interview to Kalpana Pathak, he mentioned the MNC will proceed India funding, having spent ₹1 billion right here previously 5 to 6 years on manufacturing services and enlargement.
As Siemens turns 175, how do you see the subsequent few years?
Siemens is right here to remain. Our founder began Siemens 175 years in the past to offer solutions to society’s most urgent questions. The subsequent transformation we’re in is now, after all, utilising digitalisation to offer effectivity and sustainability for the long run. I believe we’re very well-positioned.
India is witnessing an infrastructure increase of types. What is Siemens’ focus for India?
For Siemens, India is a essential market. When we speak about urbanisation, India may also endure one of many largest urbanisation transformations we’ve seen on the earth. India is seeing a big variety of good cities being created. Then, there’s energy transformation from coal to renewable, although the dedication to 2070 is later than others when it comes to web zero. It is a crucial market with investments in infrastructure, and Siemens can be investing.
We have 28,000 staff in India and, within the final 5 years, we spent ₹1 billion in capex in India for our personal services in manufacturing and native footprint. This is an funding for the long run. This can be proof that India is essential for Siemens, and I do know Siemens can be essential for India – 100% of the energy that has been transmitted in India goes one way or the other by way of Siemens’ veins, so to say. So, we’re the spine, we’re the DNA of the energy system in India, with regards to distribution. This is turning into much more essential once we make it extra clever and smarter as a result of smarter networks are wanted with de-centre technology.
How a lot does Siemens plan to put money into India?
We are in a silent interval the place we do not give any forward-looking statements. But… as we consider out there, our investments are going to proceed.
Can you share some particulars about trade 4.0 and the way Indian corporations are approaching you for options?
We are the undisputed chief in trade 4.0 globally. In all of the manufacturing services and in India, they’re benefiting from that know-how in making it smarter, making it extra environment friendly through the use of digitalisation. This will not be solely in our personal premises however, after all, additionally for our clients.
Now we’re transferring this information to infrastructure, constructing digital twins for infrastructure and energy grids (extra) equally than what we do within the trade. So, it is essential, I believe, for our clients in India, and it performs a main position in India. We are well-positioned for it.
Is Siemens competing with IT corporations in attracting and retaining expertise?
We are an IT firm, by the best way, particularly in India. We have greater than 10,000 software program builders globally, and I believe greater than half of them, round 6,000, are in India. So, we’re, by dimension and by engineers, one of many high 10 software program corporations on the earth. India can be supporting different companies. We have our tech centres in Bangalore and Pune. We have engineers working who’re supporting international enterprise within the US, Germany, France, Middle East, all over the place.
Yes, we’re competing with tech corporations, and it’s about ‘how do we win this recreation?’ That’s the place ‘know-how with a function’ comes into play. It could be very troublesome for us to get expertise from universities as a result of they comply with the tech corporations to start with, and it’s extremely engaging. But, as soon as they’ve had this expertise and after three to 4 years, if we get them linked, then they see what Siemens does and they’re very possible to stick with us as a result of they like the aim.
What can we do with our information analytics capabilities? We make trains simpler and safer; we deliver extra trains on the identical tracks, which saves a lot of CO2; we optimise buildings and make them extra resilient and smarter. There are a lot of issues which resonate and that is the place we are able to additionally compete with different tech corporations. (Economic Times)
