Canadian business consultancy CGI is helping Schneider Electric support energy suppliers in Europe’s Dach region with sustainable end-to-end offerings.

The transition to renewable energy, the digitisation of networks and growing regulatory complexity are creating problems and opportunities for the energy market. CGI’s industry expertise, combined with Schneider Electric’s offerings, supports energy suppliers in responding to these evolving demands.

Building on decades of collaboration, CGI and Schneider Electric are extending their partnership to German-speaking countries. Under the agreement, Schneider provides grid operations and planning, including advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) and geographic information systems (GIS). CGI brings established energy sector expertise, software implementation and system integration, and supports energy suppliers as a managed services partner.

AI will play a critical role in future transformation projects at energy suppliers. In the energy sector, the growing adoption of AI is creating additional value through process optimisation, cost efficiencies and improved sustainability.

“We have been working in a wide variety of roles at major energy companies for over 30 years,” said Stefan Becker, president of German operations at CGI. “Together with Schneider Electric, we are now creating an innovative offering for the German-speaking energy market that combines technological excellence with deep industry knowledge.”

Caroline Pim, vice-president at Schneider Electric, added: “With this deeper collaboration, CGI and Schneider Electric are underscoring their shared goal of supporting energy suppliers in the secure, efficient and sustainable transformation of their networks.”

CGI and Schneider Electric are also working closely together in the Digitopia Business Hub of Eurelectric (digitopia.eurelectric.org), the European electricity industry association. The Digitopia forum brings together digital experts from the energy sector, from electricity suppliers to technology companies, to share experiences and discuss common challenges. AI will be one of the key topics in 2026, with applications that accelerate decarbonisation and electrification, improve system efficiency, and support the energy transition.

Founded in 1976, CGI (cgi.com) is an independent IT and business consulting services firm. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services, and intellectual property options.

Schneider Electric (www.se.com) has 160,000 employees and one million partners in more than 100 countries.