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Scaling renewable energy intelligence: how Energenix uses ThingsBoard to monitor and optimize 120+ MW of solar power assets

Energenix is a renewable energy intelligence and SCADA solutions provider operating across South Asia, delivering real-time monitoring, analytics, and control for utility-scale and commercial renewable energy assets. The company specializes in solar power plant performance monitoring, grid compliance reporting, and operational intelligence for asset owners, EPCs, and O&M teams.

Energenix is powered by ThingsBoard, hosted on AWS, as its primary IoT and data intelligence platform. The solution has been developed and deployed by its technology partner Thingsnode, an IoT systems integrator and analytics company with deep expertise in energy systems and industrial data platforms.

Today, Energenix monitors a consolidated renewable energy portfolio exceeding 120 MW, spanning:

Utility-scale solar parks
Commercial & industrial rooftop solar
Distributed generation sites across Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and selected international deployments.

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real-time visibility for asset owners and operators

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"Energenix has significantly improved visibility across our entire solar portfolio. Having real-time performance data, unified dashboards, and automated alerts in one platform has transformed how our teams monitor plants, identify issues, and make operational decisions. It has become an essential tool for managing and optimizing our renewable energy assets at scale."

Samantha Epa

General Manager – Solar, Windforce PL

What problem did they face?

Before implementing Energenix on ThingsBoard, asset owners and operators faced several operational challenges:

Challenges

Fragmented monitoring systems across different inverter brands and sites.
Limited real-time visibility into plant performance and losses.
Manual and time-consuming performance reporting.
High operational overhead in managing devices, users, and security.
Difficulty scaling monitoring systems cost-effectively as MW capacity grew.

Key results

Centralized monitoring across multi-vendor, multi-site portfolios.
Faster fault detection and reduced Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).
Standardized dashboards and automated reporting.
Scalable platform with predictable operational costs.
Improved asset availability and performance transparency.

How ThingsBoard powers Energenix?

Unified asset & device management

Energenix uses ThingsBoard's asset hierarchy and device model to represent complex renewable portfolios, from plant level down to inverters, meters, and weather stations. This abstraction allows operators to manage hundreds of sites without increasing operational complexity.

Real-time monitoring & visualization

Custom dashboards built on ThingsBoard provide real-time KPIs such as power output, energy yield, PR, CUF, and loss breakdowns. Different dashboards are tailored for operators, asset managers, and executives, ensuring clarity at every level.

Advanced rule engine & alerts

ThingsBoard's rule engine enables real-time alerts for inverter faults, grid outages, communication failures, and performance deviations. Automated notifications help teams act before issues escalate into revenue losses.

Fast on-site control with ThingsBoard Edge

ThingsBoard Edge enables Energenix to deliver low-latency monitoring and control directly at plant sites, allowing operational staff to respond instantly to events without reliance on cloud connectivity. This improves response times, enhances operational control, and ensures uninterrupted plant monitoring even during network disruptions.

Photo: Energenix Solution at 10MW Solar power plant control room in Sri Lanka

Fast on-site control with ThingsBoard Edge

Edge + Cloud for mission-critical reliability

ThingsBoard Edge enables Energenix to maintain continuous monitoring and control at plant level, while AWS-hosted ThingsBoard Cloud provides centralized analytics, dashboards, and long-term storage. This architecture significantly improves system resilience, reduces downtime risk, and ensures reliable operations across large renewable portfolios.

Photo: Energenix Solution was presented to the president of Sri Lanka at the Disrupt Asia Summit 2025

Edge + Cloud for mission-critical reliability

How ThingsBoard helps Energenix improve operations with IoT?

Comprehensive device & security management

ThingsBoard handles device provisioning, authentication, and access control out-of-the-box. This eliminates the burden of building and maintaining custom IoT infrastructure, significantly reducing long-term maintenance costs.

Powerful dashboards & data visualization

The platform's flexible widget system enables intuitive visualization of complex energy data, making performance trends and anomalies easy to interpret for both technical and non-technical users.

Scalability without complexity

As Energenix expanded its portfolio toward 120+ MW, ThingsBoard scaled effortlessly. New plants and devices can be onboarded with minimal configuration, supporting rapid business growth.

Lower total cost of ownership

By leveraging a mature IoT platform, Energenix avoids high engineering overhead related to device management, security hardening, and platform stability - allowing teams to focus on value-added analytics and customer outcomes.

Why ThingsBoard was the right choice

ThingsBoard’s comprehensive IoT capabilities—combined with AWS cloud infrastructure—enable Energenix to deliver a stable, secure, and scalable renewable energy monitoring solution without the risks and costs associated with custom-built platforms.

For Energenix and its customers, this translates into:

Faster deployment
Lower operational risk
Higher system reliability
Sustainable long-term growth

Anuruddha Tennakoon and Migara Amithodhana

Conclusion

By adopting ThingsBoard as its core IoT platform, Energenix has successfully transformed renewable energy monitoring into a scalable, productized intelligence solution. The platform now serves as the backbone for managing a rapidly growing renewable energy portfolio, empowering asset owners to maximize performance, reduce losses, and operate with confidence.

Anuruddha Tennakoon and Migara Amithodhana

Directors, Co-Founderes

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Scaling renewable energy intelligence: how Energenix uses ThingsBoard to monitor and optimize 120+ MW of solar power assets

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