A wind-solar hybrid system combines wind turbines and solar PV panels at the same site, sharing common land, transmission and grid-evacuation infrastructure. Both sources feed power into the same connection point.
Wind and solar have complementary generation profiles: solar generates during daytime while wind is often stronger in the evening and during the monsoon. Combining them gives a higher combined capacity utilisation factor (CUF), steadier output, and better use of land and transmission infrastructure than either source alone.
Alpha Devraj has delivered the 45 MW Barpatoli wind-solar hybrid project near Rajula in the Amreli district of Gujarat, combining wind turbines with solar PV capacity at one site.
Yes. India's National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy encourages hybrid projects by enabling shared transmission infrastructure and hybrid power procurement. Gujarat, with strong wind and solar resources, is one of the leading states for hybrid installations.
Yes. An existing wind farm can add solar PV (or vice versa) subject to available land and grid evacuation capacity. Hybridising an existing site typically improves overall energy yield per unit of transmission capacity.