Chennai: GE Renewable Energy has announced the opening of a new renewable hybrids factory in Vallam, near Chennai. The site employs 250 employees including 20 women.
“As the industry and customers’ demand dispatchable renewable energy to navigate the energy transition, the need for hybrid systems is increasing exponentially. This facility that has been set up following the lean principles of reducing waste and improving productivity and is well suited to strengthen GE’s place in the hybrids space,” said Prakash Chandra, Renewable Hybrids CEO, GE Renewable Energy.
The Chennai factory will make the flexinverter and flexreservoir products from GE’s newly-launched flex portfolio.