In an era where automation defines efficiency and performance, building management can no longer afford to lag behind. Garima Bharadwaj of Enlite shares with EFY’s Nitisha Dubey how the company’s IoT solutions enable real-time optimisation of building systems.
Q. What differentiates Enlite’s edge controller from traditional BMS or PLC systems?
A. Our edge controller is cloud-native and fully wireless, unlike traditional hardwired battery management systems (BMS) or programmable logic controller (PLC) systems. Intelligence sits directly at the edge, enabling local automation and processing without intermediaries. The cloud handles data synchronisation, updates, and multi-site visibility. Traditional systems, in contrast, are rigid, upgrade-heavy, and integration-intensive.
Q. How does edge intelligence reduce cloud dependence while enabling scale?
A. Control logic is embedded in the hardware, enabling real-time decisions without continuous cloud connectivity. Each site operates independently, even during network disruptions. The cloud aggregates data, synchronises systems, and delivers portfolio-level intelligence, ensuring scalability without compromising resilience.
Q. How does the controller simplify deployment and retrofitting?
A. Connecting to any end equipment without disrupting operations, the controller integrates non-invasively with existing infrastructure. Open architecture enables seamless integration with legacy systems without middleware or complex cabling, making retrofits fast and cost-effective.
Q. What measurable outcomes have customers achieved?
A. Customers achieve fully automated building operations, resulting in measurable reductions in manpower, energy, and resource use, as well as lower greenhouse gas emissions. Besides, predictive insights improve uptime and reliability, while better indoor comfort and lighting enhance occupant productivity and asset value.
Q. Do you have any patents?
A. Yes. We secured one global patent in 2025 for our wireless building management technology, covering wireless communication, system architecture, and intelligent control in complex environments. We have also filed three additional patents and have three under review, extending into scalability, security, and distributed intelligence. Together, they protect our cloud-native, wireless automation foundation.
Q. How does the patented design lower the total cost of ownership?
A. Installation costs cut by 30-40% through our patented wireless architecture, as it eliminates extensive cabling and civil work. Faster deployment, lower maintenance, and easier scalability result in reduced capex and long-term operating costs.
Q. How secure and resilient is the controller for mission-critical use?
A. Local control ensures uninterrupted operation during network failures, with mirrored logic across edge and cloud layers. Built-in encryption, secure communication, redundancy, and failover mechanisms ensure high security and reliability in mission-critical environments.
Q. How does it integrate with multi-vendor systems?
A. The controller is open and vendor-agnostic, with Enlite’s in-house software stack and native protocol support. This enables reliable integration across diverse and legacy systems without third-party middleware.
Q. How does it support sustainability and ESG compliance?
A. By directly controlling end equipment, we optimise energy and resource usage in real time. The platform enables greenhouse gas tracking, renewable integration, and continuous monitoring of critical systems to support ESG goals and regulatory compliance.
Q. What makes the controller future-ready?
A. The cloud-native, multi-protocol design supports smart city standards, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven buildings, and grid-interactive infrastructure. Contextual AI embedded in hardware enables building-specific insights, energy optimisation, and renewable strategy recommendations.
Q. How does Enlite enable autonomous building operations?
A. The controller continuously senses, learns, and acts in real time, recalculating control decisions every second based on live conditions. This eliminates manual intervention, ensuring optimal performance, comfort, and efficiency through fully autonomous operations.
Q. Who are Enlite’s primary target customers?
A. We primarily serve large, complex environments across greenfield, brownfield, and fit-out projects where automation complexity is high and traditional systems do not scale. Key segments include global capability centres, hospitals, hospitality, office campuses, and mixed-use developments. The company is also expanding into public infrastructure, industrial facilities, and data centres, where scalability, reliability, and intelligent monitoring are critical.
Q. Do you manufacture your products in-house?
A. All core product design is developed in-house, including system architecture, hardware design, component selection, firmware, and schematics. Manufacturing is carried out through select contract partners, enabling scale while maintaining quality.
Q. Where do you source critical components, and how do you ensure supply chain reliability?
A. Most components are sourced domestically in India, supporting supply stability and scalability. Select critical components are procured from the United States (US) and Taiwan for specialised performance requirements. Reliability is ensured through multi-vendor sourcing, advanced planning, and close coordination with manufacturing partners.
Q. What are Enlite’s main revenue streams?
A. For greenfield projects, revenue comes from one-time hardware and implementation fees, along with annual software subscriptions. For brownfield and retrofit projects, Enlite offers automation-as-a-service through multi-year contracts, providing predictable recurring revenue and long-term performance outcomes.
Q. How many units have been sold, and what revenue has the company generated?
A. We have deployed approximately 10,000 hardware units to date. By the end of the current financial year, the company expects cumulative revenues of around ₹450 million, driven by strong enterprise and large-scale commercial adoption.
Q. What challenges must Enlite overcome to scale rapidly?
A. We currently face no structural or technological barriers to scaling. Our platform architecture, manufacturing model, and delivery framework are designed to support rapid expansion across geographies and project sizes.
Q. What are Enlite’s future growth plans?
A. We plan to expand into infrastructure automation, data centres, pharmaceutical facilities, and public and industrial infrastructure projects. Continued investment in wireless technology, analytics, and intelligence layers will further strengthen its automation capabilities across the built environment.