Delta Electronics and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have announced a partnership aimed at transforming data centre deployment with prefabricated, modular power solutions. The partnership, formalised at a signing ceremony in Bangkok, is designed to help hyperscale and colocation operators accelerate deployment timelines, cut capital expenditure (CAPEX), and reduce carbon emissions.

Victor Cheng, CEO of Delta Electronics (Thailand), commented on the agreement. “The fast-growing AI trend requires dynamic collaboration with partners, a core of Delta’s long-term strategy. Hosting this agreement signing in Thailand reinforces the strategic importance of our global manufacturing and integration capabilities.

“By activating our integration hubs across APAC and EMEA, we are bringing a transformative solution to the market: a prefabricated, modular solution that ensures fast, localised delivery, enhanced project certainty, and accelerated time-to-market for new capacity.”

For data centre operators, speed and reliability are paramount. Traditional build approaches can be costly and time-consuming, often introducing uncertainties in scheduling, construction, and commissioning. By contrast, Delta and Siemens’ modular approach reduces deployment timelines by up to 50%, according to the companies, while simultaneously lowering CAPEX by up to 20%.

Stephan May, CEO of electrification & automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, commented. “Our partnership with Delta represents an important milestone for data centre construction in the world’s fastest-growing markets.

“By combining Siemens’ electrical power distribution and engineering services with Delta’s high-efficiency UPS, battery, and cooling offerings, we are delivering a prefabricated, customisable solution that can drastically cut time-to-market by up to half. This approach also lowers construction risk with better predictability, while enhancing energy efficiency and supporting the long-term sustainability goals of our customers.”

At the heart of the offering are containerised power systems, including SKIDs and eHouses, which integrate power distribution, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), batteries, and cooling technologies into standardised, pre-configured units. These systems are designed for the high-density workloads typical of AI and cloud computing environments.

By pre-testing and optimising layouts off-site, the solution minimises on-site construction complexity, reduces the need for concrete and other materials, and can lower carbon emissions by up to 27%.

Jimmy Yiin, executive vice president of global business operations at Delta Electronics, explained the energy efficiency focus. “Delta’s commitment to energy efficiency is foundational to this agreement. By leveraging our expertise in power solutions from grid to chip, which enables us to architect the system closer to the critical load, our UPS, batteries, and advanced thermal management technologies are uniquely designed for the high-density demands of the AI era.

“Working with Siemens allows us to expand the reach of our cutting-edge, energy-saving solutions rapidly through a single, globally supported supply chain across EMEA and APAC.”

Industry analysts note that the partnership arrives at a pivotal moment. The explosive growth of AI workloads, coupled with increasing regulatory and ESG pressures, is forcing data centre operators to rethink traditional design and deployment strategies. Prefabricated, modular systems offer a pathway to faster deployment, lower costs, and improved sustainability, key differentiators in a highly competitive market.

“The collaboration between Delta and Siemens is a textbook example of how complementary expertise can create tangible value for operators,” said an industry consultant. “By aligning high-efficiency power electronics with proven electrical distribution and engineering capabilities, the partnership addresses both the economic and environmental challenges of modern data centres.”

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