The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and SolarPower Europe have jointly launched the Indian edition of best practices for solar plant operation and maintenance (O&M).
With an objective to have a common standard document that all stakeholders can agree on and collectively refer, this document was prepared by 40 experts from both Indian and European solar industries representing independent power producers, rooftop players, manufacturers, O&M service providers.
This initiative was supported by Indo German Energy Forum.
This occasion was graced by Dr. Nicole Glanemann, the Deputy Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany, who appreciated NSEFI and SolarPower Europe’s efforts in bringing the industry in India and Europe together to create a reference document on O&M which is a key subject for sustainable operations of solar assets.
Glanemann emphasized the growing importance of O&M and highlighted that India is already a 300 Million USD O&M market which is poised to exponentially grow making it very important to have industry accepted standards and best practices in place.
Speaking on this occasion Pranav Mehta, Chairman of NSEFI said, “Almost a year and half ago NSEFI and SolarPower Europe Signed an MoU of mutual cooperation and it is very encouraging to see the cooperation yielding good results in such a short period of time. I am optimistic that in the coming days NSEFI and SolarPower Europe will continue working closer and connect the Indian and European Solar industry stakeholders in a more engaging manner with innovative initiatives like manufacturing, green Hydrogen and PV recycling.”
NSEFI CEO Subrahmanyam Pulipaka and Mate Heisz, Head of International Cooperation-SolarPower Europe, jointly launched this report virtually in the presence of industry stakeholders.
