Need lab policy for renewable energy projects: Piyush Goyal

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 11

A National Lab Policy is needed to address the testing, standardisation and certification of renewable energy projects in the country, Union Minister of State for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said here today.

Such a policy document should bring out a clear work plan identifying the need of equipment and infrastructure, including requirement of funds.

Inaugurating a national workshop on Lab Infrastructure for Testing, Standardisation, Certification and Inspection for Renewable Energy Deployment Programme, the minister said indigenous technology development and standardisation was essential for the growth of renewable energy in the country.

He said as the country aims to achieve generation of 175 GW energy from renewable sources by 2022, one needs to “pay more attention on ensuring quality and reliability of renewable energy systems for effective promotion of renewable energy.”

There is a need to pay more attention on ensuring quality and reliability of renewable energy systems for effective promotion of renewable energy, Goyal said emphasising on maintaining consistency in manufacturing and confidence in reliability of these technologies and systems to ensure that systems installed function properly.

The minister said standardisation would facilitate financing options, while proper testing would maintain the quality of products.