Solis Bets on New 125 kW Hybrid Inverter to Expand C&I Footprint in India

Global energy solutions company Solis has planned to increase its footprint in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) segment with its newly launched 125kW hybrid solar inverters. The company recently flaunted its new product at the recently held Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo at Greater Noida. This comes at a time when the demand for hybrid inverters in the country has gained impetus. 

Idrish Khan, Chief Technical Officer at Solis, said the company has been tracking India’s fast-changing requirements for battery energy storage systems (BESS), where volatile pricing and shifting load patterns are pushing consumers to seek more flexible inverter solutions.

“Trends in India are changing rapidly. Customers need inverters that can handle both peak and off-peak load applications. We have now launched hybrid inverters for residential and C&I users, and recently extended these to large rooftop C&I consumers,” Khan said. 

The company has also introduced a 350 kW, 6-MPPT utility-scale inverter, designed to meet key grid-compliance standards.

Full Hybrid Lineup

Solis now offers hybrid solutions across segments:

• Residential: 3–8 kW

• Small C&I (three-phase): 8–15 kW with low-voltage battery compatibility

• Commercial high-voltage hybrids: 30–125 kW

Khan said hybrid adoption is rising in the residential sector following its inclusion under the government’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop scheme. C&I customers, he added, are turning to hybrid systems to lower diesel use and cut emissions. “A medium-sized factory can scale the system using the 125 kW units, combining up to 190 inverters to reach around 1.25 MW,” he said.

Integrated and Fast-Switching

The new hybrid inverters offered by Solis come with integrated battery support and can operate as an inverter, power conversion system (PCS) and smart load controller. They also support on-grid to off-grid switching in under 20 milliseconds, the company said.

Khan expects system costs to continue falling as technology improves and lithium-ion battery prices decline. “Design optimisation and new features will further improve the value proposition of hybrid inverters for consumers,” he said.