A COOL BREEZE FELT IN CHENNAI
Mitsubishi Electric India has completed a new air conditioner and compressor manufacturing plant in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The company invested $253 million to construct an over 260,000-sq.-ft. facility in Chennai, marking the company’s second investment in India within two years. The plant will be capable of producing 300,000 indoor and outdoor air conditioners and 650,000 compressor units each year. This fresh domestic supply chain will allow the company to reduce dependence on imports and support a self-reliant HVAC manufacturing ecosystem in the region. “India is witnessing rapid growth in demand for energy-efficient and high-quality air-conditioning solutions,” said Mitsubishi Electric India Managing Director Atsushi Takase. “This facility will support this demand through local manufacturing while enabling faster response to customer needs and stronger quality control.” The project falls in line with the government’s Make in India strategy, which aims to bolster domestic manufacturing, while strengthening the regional supplier ecosystem.
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SINGAPORE SOARS WITH GE AEROSPACE
A multi-year investment in Singapore has been announced by GE Aerospace, which is looking to expand its engine repair capabilities. Until 2029, GE Aerospace plans to invest up to $300 million to upgrade its Singapore facilities, methods and equipment. This activity includes deploying new advanced technology, introducing new module repair capabilities and expanding the company’s engine component portfolio to better serve the Asia-Pacific market. The company will pursue a new facility to handle registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals, in addition to a new AI Center of Excellence to develop new MRO and On-Wing Support services through data fabric ecosystems, Automated Digital Inspection and Predictive Maintenance solutions. “The investment supports new technologies and repair processes, applying our FLIGHT DECK fundamentals to raise the bar on safety, quality, delivery and cost for customers,” said GE Aerospace Component Repair Singapore Managing Director Iain Rodger. “With predictive maintenance and automated digital inspection, repairs become more predictable in time and cost, improving safety, durability, efficiency and expense outcomes.”
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DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT AIMS FOR MALAYSIA
Malaysia’s largest data center developer AIMS Data Center has $901 million plans for a new location in Cyberjaya. In early February, AIMS acquired a 10-acre site in the city where it will construct an up to 200-megawatt AI data center. The company said the move was a decisive step in its long-term landbank expansion strategy to bolster Malaysia’s position as Southeast Asia’s premier digital infrastructure hub. “With the government pushing toward an AI Nation by 2030, such infrastructure investments are indispensable,” said AIMS CEO Chiew Kok Hin. “AIMS’ expansion supports the national target of 30% of GDP coming from the digital economy by 2030 and helps provide the compute backbone for AI, cloud, IoT and data-driven industries.” Prior to this new data center announcement, AIMS had invested over $506 million in digital infrastructure developments in Cyberjaya and the Klang Valley region to ensure Malaysia remains competitive and to create new industry opportunities for residents.
Reports compiled and written by Alexis Elmore
