On 27 January 2025, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India introduced a new order. The order is called "Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025." It aims to improve the quality and safety aspects of solar products. This means that solar panels and devices will have to meet higher standards. In this way, the government order helps ensure that solar energy is efficient and safe for everyone. It is one major stepping stone to more clean energy usage in India.

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What is the Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025?

The Solar Systems, Devices, and Components Goods Order, 2025 is a new regulation by the government of India that prescribes how to manufacture and test solar products, it replaced an older order released in the year 2017. It is focused on ensuring the safety standards of solar panels, batteries, and inverters while maintaining a higher quality. 

It requires these products to meet specific Indian Standards and affix a special mark indicating that they are certified. Efficiency even sets a boundary that defines how productive solar panels must be while working in their entire systems. This would go a long way in helping India increase its renewable energy usage and achieve its energy production targets.

Objective of the Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025

• Promote the use of Indian standards: Ensure the solar systems, devices, and components used comply with specific Indian Standards. This would ensure that products are safe and reliable.  
• Compulsory certification: All listed solar products should carry a 'Standard Mark' certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. This maintains a high quality of products.
• Efficiency standards: This means defining minimum efficiency requirements for different kinds of photovoltaic modules. This fosters higher efficiency in the production of solar products.
• Market monitoring: Continuous scanning by the Bureau and other authorities to make sure that all solar products are Indian Standard compliant. It will create an environment where confidence in solar technology is generated.
• Public interest: The order is based on public interest alone, it takes care of products entering the solar market, those that are proven safe, efficient and high quality which instils much-needed confidence among a common man of renewable energy-based technologies.

Key Features of the Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025

• Short title and commencement: The "Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025" is a new rule that will help the public use solar energy in a better manner. This order commences on July 28, 2025, which will be 180 days from the date it is published in the Official Gazette so that people can locate and utilize such solar devices and systems without difficulty.
• Definitions: The following words and terms are defined in this sequence to give some meaning to these words. By "Act," it is implied that it would be the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 that would help Indian standards in appropriate ways. The term "appropriate authority" refers to an officer of the rank of Director or Scientist 'E' of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, empowered by the Secretary of that Ministry. Further words and expressions herein not defined but used in this Act or the regulations thereunder, shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Act and the regulations thereunder respectively.
• Conformity to the standard and compulsory use of standard mark: The product needs to satisfy some Indian Standard specifications and to possess the 'Standard Mark'. Such a process has been underlined by the Bureau of Indian Standards in their rules of 2018. It excludes items being sold for exports, though. Thus, only the best of the products available for sale within the country could reach the consumer and be relied on by everybody.
• Certification and enforcement: The Bureau supervises the granting of certification and application of standards on specific products. It ensures these products comply with Indian Standards and bears the Standard Mark. To monitor everything, the Bureau or the special agencies are collaborating with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for market surveillance, thus ensuring products are safe and reliable for the people.
• Concurrent solar photovoltaics registration order: This includes the Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order from 2017, which is crucial for solar products. This order stipulates that a valid license will not be a problem for acceptance of a product if it already holds a valid license. New registrations and renewals will take place according to the rule in this order to ensure that the products maintained are safe and of good quality.
• Penalty for violating rules: Any person failing to comply with the rules stipulated in this Order shall face punishment as provided in the law. This means serious consequences for those who break such rules.
• Authority to issue instructions: Any person involved in making, selling, or storing the goods can be directed by the right authority to give information that may be necessary. This is essential to ensure that every individual is not doing anything wrong and that the intent of the Order is satisfied.
• Obeying instructions: A person to whom instructions are issued under this Order shall comply strictly with them. Compliance is required to avoid consequences and for easy operation.
• License grant: The new rules provide a minimum efficiency of solar panels. In the case of mono-crystalline and thin film modules, the efficiency is 18%. For polycrystalline modules, it is 17%. Efficiency is the maximum power output divided by the area of the panel multiplied by 1000. This results in improved performance in solar energy generation.

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Implications of the Order for the Stakeholders

The Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025 has significant implications for several stakeholders in the solar energy sector. Manufacturers would have to modify production lines according to the latest standards to establish the safest and highest quality product lines. It may involve investment in improving technology as well as providing adequate training toward efficiency criteria. While suppliers and wholesalers should focus on compliant source provision, in order not to risk further financial and reputational losses in cases of non-compliance, customers look forward to orders that are aimed at more efficient reliability and security of solar solutions. As much as it benefits consumers and developers, there should be corresponding responsibilities of the supervisory authority ensuring resources and personnel adequately support these ends.

Conclusion

The Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order 2025 marked a significant achievement for solar in India. This is because the newly introduced order puts into place further safety and better performance of products in light of solar product usage. Rules are clear enough to protect users of such energy and attract companies to produce better products as well. More people will be confident in using solar energy because they will know that products meet the best standards. With this, India will fast-track its targets toward clean energy. Overall, this order is a positive change in support of a healthier planet and a brighter future for everyone. It is a signal that India is very serious about using renewable energy to make the world a greener place.