Government
forms new policy for standardisation of renewable energy products
Aiming to address the quality
issues in India’s rapidly growing renewable energy sector, the Union Ministry
of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) has come out with a new policy for “testing,
standardisation and certification” of products in the renewable energy sector.
The policy also aims to develop standards for all renewable energy equipment in
line with the international practices.
“Standards, testing and
certification are key components that make significant impact on renewable
energy technology development and deployment” and “though international
standards are relied upon for quality assurance, they need to be harmonized to
meet the performance requirements in local climatic conditions and life of the
product,” the policy said. It stressed that a “concrete action plan for
standards, testing and performance certification is essential for the
successful growth of renewable energy in the country”.
The move
is significant as India has an ambitious target of 175,000 megawatt (MW) of
renewable power by 2022. India, at present, has an installed capacity of 60,157
MW renewable power and a rapid development is expected in the next five years. (Livemint:
December 12, 2017)