Editor’s Note
As India’s renewable energy sector scales rapidly, managing a geographically dispersed portfolio presents unique operational challenges. This article examines how KP Group is navigating this complexity while pursuing ambitious growth targets.
KP Group has emerged as one of India’s most diversified renewable energy conglomerates, with over 5.7 GW of installed capacity and a pipeline of projects under development. The company has an ambitious goal of achieving over 10 GW by 2030 and currently manages a renewable energy portfolio exceeding 1.4 GW across more than 70 sites nationwide. With a growing customer base comprising over 75 open-access power purchase agreement (PPA) customers and more than 130 captive power plant (CPP) customers, the organization recognized the need to enhance visibility, improve operational efficiency, and scale effectively to meet increasing demand.
KP Group collaborated with IBM to implement IBM® Maximo® Renewables, a comprehensive platform designed to revolutionize the monitoring, analytics, and operations for energy producers. This solution seamlessly integrated KP Group’s self-hosted Microsoft Power BI platform with the Maximo data warehouse, eliminating manual reporting and facilitating automated hourly updates for both operational teams and investor dashboards.
With the deployment of the full suite of monitoring, analytics, and operations modules, the organization now has advanced computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) workflows, an intuitive interface, and real-time performance insights. Through customized dashboards and automated alerts, teams can proactively detect and resolve performance issues, such as zero-string performance.
KP Group leverages Maximo Renewables to effectively manage generation guarantees. The solution enables the company to fulfill contractual obligations requiring delivery of at least 85% of projected generation and achieving 100% compliance. Furthermore, the platform accounts for exclusions related to uncontrollable events, ensuring compliance and transparency for all stakeholders.
KP Group onboarded 137 projects in three phases, with each phase lasting 3-4 weeks, facilitating rapid value realization through a structured, phased approach.
Dr. Faruk G. Patel
CMD
KP Group
The platform ensures complete contract compliance across all projects, including automated processing of 85% generation guarantee tracking and uncontrollable event reporting. This solution has significantly reduced the risk of financial penalties, thereby allowing KP Group to enhance transparency with its customers.
Having onboarded the first 100 projects and generated value within weeks, KPI Green OMS can now reduce energy loss due to corrective maintenance by up to 5%, highlighting the company’s strength as a data-driven leader in renewable energy operations and maintenance.
Dr. Faruk G. Patel
CMD
KP Group
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Gujarat, India, KP Group is a leading renewable energy conglomerate active in solar, wind, hybrid, and green hydrogen. KP Group owns a 1.7 GW IPP portfolio (operational and under execution) based on its own manufacturing hub. The company also maintains a 5.7 GW renewable portfolio and is progressing towards its target of 10+ GW by 2030. Beyond its own owned vehicles, KP Group provides turnkey EPC and AI-based O&M services to third-party IPPs and captive customers, while also developing floating solar arrays, utility-scale BESS, and India’s emerging offshore wind sector. KP Group holds three listed companies: KPI Green Energy, KP Energy, and KP Green Engineering, all renowned for their strength in automation and tradition of in-depth project execution.