Clean Energy & Decarbonization — Key Highlights
Commissioned at Manesar
Kharkhoda (Commissioning FY27)
BESS at Kharkhoda Facility
Across 4 approved projects
Planned across India with NDDB
Located in Gujarat
Solar-to-Hydrogen blending
Solar, Wind, BESS, CBG & GH2
Overview
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commissioned a 300-kW Green Hydrogen (GH2) electrolyzer plant as a pilot project at its Manesar manufacturing facility. The initiative forms part of the automaker's comprehensive strategy to decarbonize industrial operations through an integrated mix of renewable power, alternative fuels, and advanced storage solutions.
The Manesar project is designed to maximise the utilisation of solar energy generated on-site. By converting intermittent solar electricity into green hydrogen, the company blends hydrogen with natural gas to serve as process fuel in manufacturing operations, reducing fossil-fuel intensity while strengthening operational sustainability.
Green Hydrogen Pilot at Manesar
The 300-kW electrolyzer pilot at Manesar tests the viability of converting excess solar generation into dispatchable clean thermal energy, establishing operational expertise with high-potential clean fuels.
Project Architecture
- Capacity: 300-kW electrolyzer installation
- Location: Manesar manufacturing facility
- Status: Successfully commissioned pilot project
- Input Power: On-site solar energy generation
- Application: Blended directly with natural gas
Operational Objectives
- Maximise utilization of on-site captive solar power
- Offset fossil natural gas consumption in manufacturing
- Validate hydrogen blending safety & combustion metrics
- Build technical readiness for industrial-scale deployment
- Directly decarbonize high-temperature thermal processes
Kharkhoda Biogas, CBG & Energy Storage
Alongside hydrogen, Maruti Suzuki is rapidly developing biogas and electrical energy storage infrastructure, led by large-scale installations at its Kharkhoda facility and strategic partnerships across India.
Biogas & CBG Development
- 10 TPD Biogas Plant: Advanced stage at Kharkhoda
- Commissioning Timeline: Scheduled for FY27
- ₹561 Crore Budget: Approved for 4 CBG projects
- Process Fuel: Active integration of Compressed Biogas
- Circular Economy: Agro-waste to thermal manufacturing fuel
BESS & SMC National Biogas Rollout
- 1 MWh BESS: Commissioned at Kharkhoda facility
- Storage Role: Buffers intermittent renewable power
- 10 National Plants: Planned by Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC)
- Strategic Partnership: Joint initiative with NDDB
- 3 Operational Plants: Already generating energy in Gujarat
Expanding Renewable Energy Solutions
Maruti Suzuki is actively diversifying its industrial clean-energy sources rather than relying on a single technology. The company's manufacturing decarbonisation roadmap integrates six core pillars:
Captive Solar Power
Extensive on-site solar generation across manufacturing plants supplying clean baseline electricity.
Wind & Solar PPAs
Power Purchase Agreements and government renewable energy procurement to expand off-site green capacity.
Green Hydrogen (GH2)
Solar-powered electrolysis producing zero-emission hydrogen for process fuel blending.
Biogas & CBG
10 TPD Kharkhoda plant and 4 approved CBG projects (₹561 Cr) substituting conventional fuel inputs.
BESS Energy Storage
1 MWh Battery Energy Storage System mitigating intermittency from solar and wind power assets.
SMC Biogas Network
NDDB-partnered rural bio-energy network of 10 plants across India, with 3 operational in Gujarat.
Why This Matters
The significance of the Manesar project extends far beyond the 300-kW pilot electrolyzer itself. Maruti Suzuki is simultaneously building capabilities across green hydrogen, biogas, CBG, solar energy, and battery storage, establishing a comprehensive clean-energy ecosystem around its manufacturing footprint.
For India's automobile sector, such initiatives are pivotal. Industrial decarbonisation requires looking beyond vehicle tailpipe emissions to address the embodied carbon and energy consumption of automotive production plants, providing a blueprint for sustainable high-volume manufacturing.
💡 FinIntelHub Insight
Decarbonising the Automotive Manufacturing Backbone
Maruti Suzuki's clean-energy roadmap underscores an essential evolution in automotive sustainability—shifting focus from purely tailpipe electrification to whole-lifecycle decarbonisation of industrial production. By pairing solar generation with hydrogen electrolysis, biogas generation, and battery storage, the automaker is demonstrating how hard-to-abate industrial heating processes can transition away from fossil inputs.
For FinIntelHub's Automobile & Renewable Energy sector coverage, key metrics to track include electrolyzer capacity scaling, captive renewable generation, CBG capital deployment (₹561 Cr), BESS operational performance, and the transition speed of pilot projects into full-scale industrial operations.
Source: Information provided in the source material; figures stated as of FY26 / FY27 commissioning forecasts.
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