Ahmedabad to get BIS solar panel testing and certification lab which will be constructed in partnership with Mitsui Chemicals and PI Berlin.
Mitsui Chemicals in partnership with PI Berlin is reportedly planning to construct a BIS solar panel testing and certification lab in the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India. Mitsui and Pl Berlin plan to start construction of the lab in October 2018 with the estimated time of completion to be around 6 months.
CMFE Research stated that the Japanese company along with its German partner will be setting up the lab via Mitsui’s Indian affiliate – Mitsui Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd. The lab is meant for testing and certification for solar PV (photovoltaic) panels. The first tests of solar PV panels in the lab are expected to begin by August 2019, Mitsui Chemicals cited.
Mitsui Chemicals stated that since 2014 it has been developing its diagnostics business of PV power production in Japan. The company now intends to leverage its expertise in the domain to get a similar business up and running in India.
Mitsui Chemicals will be enlisting help from its partner PI Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin AG of Germany (PI Berlin), which provides accredited lab testing services. BIS certification tests on PV solar panels will be carried out by the facility once the lab is operational, cite reliable sources.
