Schneider Electric is launching its NExT programme in sub-Saharan Africa.
The programme is designed to leverage Schneider Electric’s strengths in electrification, automation and digitalisation to guide customers and partners through a fast-changing energy and technology landscape.
Nontu Mkhize, offer marketing manager: power services and industry for sub-Saharan Africa, explains that NExT is the company’s response to the mega trends reshaping global and African markets, such as electrification, digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the rising demand for resilient and efficient infrastructure.
Through the localised programme, Schneider Electric will support partners, end-users and channel ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa to prepare for “what comes next” in the energy and industrial technology landscapes.
“NExT is essentially our way of answering the question: what’s coming next for Schneider Electric, and what does that mean for our stakeholders? It is about reintroducing who we are as an energy technology partner, while showing customers and partners what they can expect from us as the market evolves, particularly with the rise of AI‑driven data centres, digital services and advanced automation,” says Mkhize.
She explains that the NExT programme aligns Schneider Electric’s global strategy with the specific needs of African markets that often face challenges related to ageing infrastructure, rising energy demand and the need for digital transformation.
“We now have the capabilities to digitalise, automate and electrify across every major segment, namely homes, buildings, data centres, industry and infrastructure. These five segments talk to the three pillars – digitalise, automate and electrify – that underpin the NExT programme and translate directly into the services and solutions we provide,” says Mkhize.