India Aims To Whip Out Spurious Solar Material From Entering India
In order to eliminate the substandard solar modules flooded in India, the Ministry of New Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued fresh guidelines and order for standard specifications for solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) modules on Wednesday (6 September).
The order mandates the sellers and makers of solar photovoltaic systems to get their products registered under quality parameters set by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The directives will be enforced after August 30, 2018.
“Any manufacturer, who manufactures, stores for sale, sells or distributes goods shall make an application to the Bureau for obtaining registration for use of the ‘Standard Mark’ in respect of the Indian Standard,” said the MNRE order.
The order also mentions that the substandard or defective goods which do not conform to the specified standards shall be deformed beyond use and disposed of as a scrap by the manufacturer or the representative of overseas manufacturer by any agency authorised by the manufacturer as its representative in the India.
“The sample of goods of the registered user shall be drawn from his manufacturing unit or from the market by the Appropriate Authority or person authorised by it for ascertaining whether they conform to the Specified Standard,” notified the authority.
This move of the government comes at the wake of Indian market being flooded by cheap Chinese modules. The latest notice will avoid spurious material from entering India.
The issue has been ongoing in the country with small developers pinching pennies on the quality of solar modules to cut back cost. As a result the solar projects are below standard quality with lower than expected output.
The officials are also conducting an anti-dumping investigation on solar equipment from abroad. The investigation was initiated in July after the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association filed an application to the commerce ministry against the import of solar cells from China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Solar cells are the basic ingredient used in the manufacturing of solar modules.
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