Gujarat Alkalies Starts 6.6 MW CleanMax Hybrid Power Supply

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited began renewable electricity supply on 29 October 2026 after making a 6.6 MW hybrid power installation operational under Phase-1 of its 75.9 MW CleanMax Renewable Hybrid Power Project. The commissioning marks the first operational capacity from a project intended to meet the company’s captive electricity requirements.

What has Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited commissioned?

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited, or GACL, has made operational a 6.6 MW hybrid power installation within Phase-1 of the CleanMax Renewable Hybrid Power Project. The operational installation is part of Phase-1 capacity of 16.5 MW, while the full project has a stated capacity of 75.9 MW across its two phases.

The company said the installation became operative on 29 October 2026. This starts renewable electricity supply from the first phase of the project. The announcement does not specify the individual split between wind and solar assets within the 6.6 MW installation, or provide a commissioning date for the balance of Phase-1 capacity.

GACL is implementing the project with Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited, referred to as CleanMax. The arrangement is structured to provide hybrid renewable electricity for GACL’s manufacturing operations in Gujarat, including its Dahej and Vadodara units.

How is the CleanMax renewable project structured?

The CleanMax project is structured as a group captive renewable-energy project, with GACL set to use 100% of the electricity generated by the facilities. GACL has executed a shareholders agreement for the 75.9 MW Renewable Hybrid Power Project through CleanMax Sphere Energy Private Limited, the special purpose vehicle for the project.

Under the ownership structure disclosed by GACL, the company will hold a 26% stake in CleanMax Sphere Energy Private Limited and CleanMax will hold the remaining 74%. GACL had also signed a share purchase agreement for the development, with further agreements including power consumption agreements envisaged for implementation.

The special purpose vehicle was incorporated on 12 June 2020. It had authorised and paid-up capital of Rs 1,00,000 at the time of the disclosure and had not commenced operations. The subsequent commissioning of the 6.6 MW installation indicates that project execution has moved into the operating stage for a portion of Phase-1.

What capacity is planned in each phase?

Phase-1 comprises 16.50 MW of wind capacity and 21.701 MWp of solar capacity, while Phase-2 comprises 59.40 MW of wind capacity and 62.64 MWp of solar capacity. The 6.6 MW installation now in operation is stated to be part of the 16.5 MW Phase-1 capacity.

The combined project includes 75.90 MW of wind capacity and 84.34 MWp of solar capacity. Wind capacity is measured in MW, while solar module capacity is expressed in MWp, so these measures should not be treated as identical operating-capacity measures. The disclosed 75.9 MW total in the company’s project update corresponds to the two wind phases of 16.5 MW and 59.4 MW.

The renewable facilities are being developed at four CleanMax sites in Gujarat: Kalikanagar, Aji Dahisarda, Rajula and Ghuntu. Both phases are to be commissioned in accordance with contractual timelines agreed by GACL and CleanMax. No further commissioning schedule was included in the operational update.

Why does the project matter for GACL’s operations and investors?

The project matters because its entire renewable output is contracted for GACL’s manufacturing facilities at Dahej and Vadodara. A group captive structure links the generation assets directly to the company’s own industrial consumption, rather than positioning the project primarily as a merchant power sale.

For GACL, the 6.6 MW commissioning provides the first operating evidence of a larger renewable procurement plan. However, the company did not disclose the project cost, electricity tariff, expected financial savings, funding terms or the share of its total power requirement that the operational installation will cover. Those details cannot be inferred from the capacity announcement.

CleanMax has stated that the complete project is expected to generate 369 million units of clean power annually and reduce emissions by 264,204 tonnes per year. It has also described the environmental benefit as equivalent to planting nearly 15.27 million trees annually. These estimates relate to the full project, rather than only the 6.6 MW installation commissioned on 29 October.

How does hybrid renewable power support industrial electricity needs?

Hybrid renewable projects combine wind and solar generation, potentially producing electricity at different times and across different seasonal conditions. In GACL’s case, the disclosed project combines generation assets across four Gujarat locations and is intended to supply power to two manufacturing complexes.

The project forms part of a broader trend in which energy-intensive industrial companies use captive and group captive arrangements to procure renewable electricity for their operations. The source material identifies GACL as a chlor-alkali company, an industry where electricity is a central operational input. But it does not quantify GACL’s overall consumption, its current renewable-power share or the expected impact on production costs.

For investors, the relevant near-term milestones are further capacity additions from Phase-1 and Phase-2, completion under the agreed contractual timelines, and any future disclosure on project economics or power consumption. The present update establishes that 6.6 MW of the project has entered operation, while the remaining capacity is still subject to the phased commissioning plan.

Conclusion

GACL’s 6.6 MW commissioning is the first operational step in its CleanMax-linked hybrid renewable power programme. The project combines 75.90 MW of wind capacity and 84.34 MWp of solar capacity, with all generated power intended for GACL’s Dahej and Vadodara manufacturing units under a group captive structure.

The next disclosed point to watch is the commissioning of the remaining Phase-1 capacity and then Phase-2, which includes 59.40 MW of wind and 62.64 MWp of solar capacity. GACL and CleanMax have said both phases will be completed according to their contractual timelines, but have not disclosed specific future commissioning dates.