Fabric manufacturer PeeGee Fabrics is meeting 30% of its power needs with a 1.2 MW rooftop solar system at its factory in GIDC Naroda, Ahmedabad.

Founded in 1959, PeeGee manufacturers fashion fabrics at its integrated textile manufacturing unit. Spread over 40,000 square yards, the facility uses a wide range of machinery for fabric production. PeeGee also caters to some of the biggest names in fashion and apparel brands.

Noticing the large, underutilized roof space, Ahmedabad-based installer Malibu Renewables suggested that PeeGee install a solar system to reduce power costs without the need to acquire land.

Malibu explained that although the energy requirement is higher, government policies and regulations support rooftop solar installations, making it a viable and compliant solution. Rooftop solar also offers immediate savings, providing lower energy costs from the very first day.

With PeeGee’s high power consumption, the 1.2 MW rooftop solar system supports the facility’s daily operations under a net-metering arrangement.

The project is expected to generate 133,000 units per month and an estimated 1.59 million units annually.

The rooftop system utilizes Rayzon Solar’s 550 Wp Mono PERC modules and coupled with eight units of Polycab’s 125 kW string inverters.

Construction of the project started in June 2025 and was commissioned in August 2025.

Apart from meeting sustainability goals, the project also enables PeeGee to generate annual savings of ₹10.5 million (~$117,140) and is expected to attain payback within 2.5 years.

Malibu Renewables said that the textile manufacturer is exploring further expansion of its renewable energy portfolio. “We are currently working together to evaluate the way forward to meet their additional energy requirements, including the possibility of ground-mounted solar projects,” said Saaket Parikh, Founder at Malibu Renewables.

Malibu Renewables’ challenges were not limited to just installing the project; it also had to overhaul the entire roof.

Parikh said that one of the key challenges they encountered was the condition of the existing roof, which was a brittle cement structure and not suitable to support a solar installation.

“As a turnkey solar and infrastructure solutions provider, we took full responsibility for addressing this issue.  We upgraded the rooftop by replacing it with a robust tin shed structure capable of safely bearing the solar system load. This involved executing a 25-ton steel structure upgrade,” added Parikh.

The entire rooftop replacement and installation were completed within 70 days, without hindering the factory’s daily operations.

Apart from PeeGee, Malibu has also set up solar projects for Intas Pharmaceuticals, Senores Pharmaceuticals, KHS Machinery, GM Syntex, Prem Industries, Image Gravures, and GLS University.

Taking the green route, four companies from the textile and ceramic industries cumulatively saved ₹152.26 million (~$1.7 million) since 2024 by procuring power from a 21.5 MW solar project. With the volatility of energy prices, these energy-intensive companies sought ways to reduce their energy costs.

Mercom India will host the first event of the C&I Clean Energy Meet 2026 series in Nashik on January 9, 2026. The event will bring together commercial and industrial energy buyers and clean energy solution providers to explore solar adoption and other cost-saving renewable energy solutions.