Thermax subsidiary commissions wind-solar hybrid captive power plant in Gujarat

First Energy Private Limited (FEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermax Limited, an energy and environment solutions provider, has commissioned a 45.80 MW wind-solar hybrid captive power plant in the state of Gujarat, India. The state-of-the-art facility has an installed capacity of 24.3 MW of wind energy and 21.50 MW of solar energy.

The plant is estimated to reduce 1,11,700 tonnes of carbon equivalent per year.

Ashish Bhandari, Managing Director and CEO of Thermax Limited said, “Renewable energy is clearly the way forward and, within renewables, wind-solar hybrid power offers significant advantages in terms of generation and distribution efficiencies and land utilisation.”


The plant has more than 50,000 solar modules and 9 wind turbine generator (WTG) units, with each WTG having a generation capacity of 2.7 MW. The plant ensures efficient transmission and seamless integration of clean energy into the power grid.

FEPL has the expertise to help commercial and industrial facilities decentralise and decarbonise energy ecosystems through renewable energy.

The wind-solar hybrid captive power plant underlines FEPL's commitment to enabling a decarbonised energy landscape, the company said.