UL launches specialised solar water pump testing facility in Bangalore

Bangalore, Sept 24 (KNN) Underwriters Laboratories, a global safety science organisation, has launched their highly specialised solar water pump testing facility in Bangalore. The facility has been approved by MNRE to conduct testing of solar PV water pumps to be used for agricultural irrigation purposes within the country.

“This facility is a step from UL to support Indian Government’s vision of implementing Solar PV based water pumps for agricultural irrigation purpose and aims at providing our customers quality testing and certification services,” said Managing Director and Vice President of UL South Asia, Suresh Sugavanam.

“At UL, we are constantly evolving through our research, customer feedback and testing efforts to meet the ever growing consumer needs. This is one additional step in our growing list of services for the renewable energy industry and its applications,” he said.

This facility is capable of testing two pumps simultaneously at a time using Solar PV array simulators which reduces the testing time drastically to a day’s time. It is capable of testing both submersible (up to 10 HP) and surface pumps (1 HP).

UL will be adding one more set-up at this facility to expand the surface pump testing to 5 HP in coming days. (KNN Bureau)