Revised Guidelines for Wind Power Projects – Self Certification Regarding

In super-cession to this Ministry''s Circular of even number dated 06.7.2006 regarding Revised Guidelines for Wind Power Projects and subsequent modifications, revisions and clarification issued from time to time, it has been decided to extend the facility of self-certification for the machines, which are already under type-testing and certification by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) or Internationally Accredited Type-Testing and Certifying Agencies, and any other machines that may be offered and are taken up for testing and certification with the above organizations, subject to the following conditions:

(i) The manufacturer(s) need(s) to meet the requirement as referred in technical note of C-WET prior to signing of agreement for type testing and certification. The Technical note of C-WET shall be published on the website of C-WET.

(ii) In case the agreement for type testing and certification is signed with a body other than C-WET, then the type certification scheme shall be in accordance with one of the recognized certification scheme in vogue of TAPS-2000-amended. Further, the manufacturer(s) need(s) also to meet the requirement as per Annexure prior to signing of the agreement for type testing and certification.

(iii) C-WET would evaluate the eligibility of the manufacturer(s), who approaches for Type testing and Certification, as per the evaluation criteria, which is being followed by C-WET.

(iv) Self-Certification facility would be available for a maximum period of 18 months from the date of signing of the agreement for type testing and certification with C-WET / Internationally Accredited Type-Testing and Certifying Agency. Those wind turbine can be included in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM) under Table-B i.e. "Model under testing and certification of C-WET / Internationally Accredited Type- Testing and Certifying Agency" in the list to be issued by C-WET.

(v) In case the manufactures fail to submit necessary documentation as per the agreed schedule/time limit with C-WET/Internationally Accredited Type -Testing and Certifying Agency, the specific models of such manufacture(s) would be kept in a separate category "C", in the "Revised List of Models and Manufacturers thereof" withdrawing their entitlement for commercial deployment of machines.

(vi) Indian manufacturing facility shall be inspected by C-WET/RLMM Committee for verification of adequacy of facilities, prior to inclusion...

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