Lab Policy Standards & Quality Control Documents

Lab Policy for Testing, Standardization and Certification-

• Lab Policy for Testing, Standardisation and Certification for the Renewable Energy Sector. (Posted on 07.12.2017)(6 mb, PDF)

Standards on Renewable Energy

• Standards on Renewable Energy in India. (Posted on 11.03.2019)(99kb, PDF)

Quality Control in SPV

• Guidelines for series approval of SPV Modules for conducting testing in Test Labs for implementation of Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025.(137Kb, PDF)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Guidelines for series approval of SPV Modules for conducting testing in Test Labs for implementation of Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025(140Kb, PDF)

• Notification for Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025(Posted on 28.01.2025)(2mb, PDF)

• Guidelines for series approval of Solar PV Inverters for conducting testing in test Labs for implementation of Quality Control Solar Photovoltaics Systems, Devices and Component Goods Order 2017.(Posted on 26.08.2019)(416kb, PDF)

• Guidelines for series approval of Storage Batteries for conducting testing in test Labs for implementation of Solar Photovoltaics Systems, Devices and Component Goods Order 2017(CRO).(Posted on 27-06-2019)(200kb, PDF)

• Revised Guidelines for series approval of SPV Modules for conducting testing in Test Labs for implementation of Solar Photovoltaics Systems, Devices and Component Goods Order 2017. (Posted on 16.04.2019)(415kb, PDF)

• Guidelines for series approval of SPV Modules for conducting testing in test Labs for implementation of Solar Photovoltaics Systems, Devices and Component Goods Order 2017. (Posted on 09.07.2018)(322kb, PDF)

• Notification of “Quality control order of Solar Photo voltaic Systems, Devices and Components Goods” dated 05.09.2017. (Posted on 07.09.2017)(2mb, PDF)

Quality Control Order in Solar Water Heating Systems

• Solar Thermal Systems, Devices and Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024.(2mb, PDF)

Notifications on Quality Control Order

• Clarification on Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025 dated 27th January 2025
• Gazette Notification for Extension of the implementation of “Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025” for SPV inverters of the capacity more than 200 kW (i.e., >200kW) till 30.06.2026 or till further orders, whichever is earlier, based on self-certification (Posted on 07-08-2025)(573kb, PDF)
• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters above 100 kW in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 31st December 2025 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. (Posted on 31-01-2025)(447kb, PDF)
• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters above 100 kW in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 31st December 2024 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. (Posted on 29-12-2023)(872kb, PDF)
• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 31st December 2023 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. (Posted on 29-07-2023)(822kb, PDF)
• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 30th June 2023 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. (Posted on 31-01-2023)(477kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 upto 31st December 2022 (Posted on 02-08-2022)(852kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 upto 30th June 2022 (Posted on 08-02-2022)(875kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 31st December 2021(835kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for SPV Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order 2017 up to 30th June 2021 (Posted on 25.01.2021)(1mb, PDF)

• Exemption for BIS registration to SPV Module Manufacturers with annual production capacity less then 50MW having valid IEC Certificates under MNRE Quality Control Order on SPV Systems, Devices and Goods Order 2017 (Posted on 23.10.2020)(1mb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for Inverters in MNRE Quality Control Order(CRO) 2017 up to 31st December 2020 (Posted on 23.07.2020)(1mb, PDF)

• Renewable Energy Standardisation Cell’ in MNRE. (Posted on 18.02.2020)(692kb, pdf)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for Solar Inverters for implementation of MNRE’s Quality Control Order on SPV(Compulsory Registration) 2017.(Posted on 14-01-2019)(323 kb, PDF)

• Date of implementation of the series of guidelines on SVP modules notified by MNRE on 16-04-2019 (Posted on 04-11-2019)(380kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification for Extension of Self Certification for Solar Inverters under the “Quality Control Order on Solar Photovolaric Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirement for Compusoary Registartion) Order 2017.(Posted on 23.10.2019)(276kb, PDF)

• Gazette Notification on BIS Registration Exempption for SPV Modules used in old SPV Power Projects(Posted on 28.08.2019)(276kb, PDF)

• Gazette notification for BIS extension for Inverters under MNRE Quality Control Order for SPV Systems, Components and Devices Order 2017(Posted on 04.07.2019)(1.04mb, PDF)

• Introduction of mandatory BIS Certification on Solar PV modules, Inverters, Storage battery therefore etc.(Posted on 28.05.2019)(467kb, PDF)

• OM regarding clarification on import of Lead Acid Battery for SPV Applications and other applications.(Posted on 07.05.2019)(464kb PDF)

• Quality Control Order on Solar Thermal Systems/ Devices/Components Goods.(Posted on 26.03.2019)(204kb, PDF)

• Notification for BIS Extension for SPV Module Manufacturers who had submitted Modules for testing before or on 31/10/2018.(Posted on 14.02.2019)(292kb, PDF)

• Notification of Extension of Self Certification Relaxation for Quality Control Order on SPV Modules, Components and Devices Order 2017. (Posted on 15.10.2018)(2mb, PDF)

• Notification of Extension of implementation of Quality Control Order on SPV Systems. (Posted on 13.09.2018)(2mb, PDF)

• Notification of “Quality control order of Solar Photo voltaic Systems, Devices and Components Goods” dated 13.07.2018. (Posted on 16.07.2018)(2mb, PDF)

• Revised Schedule of “Quality Control Order of Solar Photo Voltaic Systems, Devices and Components Goods 2017” dated 30.05.2018. (Posted on 01.06.2018)(2mb, PDF)

• Notification of “Quality control order of Solar Photo voltaic Systems, Devices and Components Goods” dated 16.04.2018. (Posted on 20.04.2018)(2mb, PDF)