Lok Sabha Question No. 5351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Central Power Research Institute
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5351 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE

5351. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  some  foreign  countries  (overseas  utilities)  refused  to  accept  the certification  of  electrical  equipment  made  by  the  Central  Power  Research  Institute (CPRI) in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has held any meeting with the concerned countries to resolve the issues;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcomes thereof; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to capture the $1503.21 billion global electrical equipment market of which China already accounts for $ 500 billion?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) to (d): Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) is a globally recognized Testing and Certification Agency for the purpose of certification of rating and performance of the  electrical  equipment.  With  the  state-of-art  facility,  the  Institute  offers  testing services to Indian electrical equipment  manufacturers  as  well  as  to  Overseas manufacturers.

In the year 2023, the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing Association (IEEMA) had expressed concerns over non-acceptance of test certificates issued  by  CPRI  by  few  overseas  utilities.  In  this  context,  the  Ministry  of  Power  has taken up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Commerce to  promote  the  acceptance  of  Central  Power  Research  Institute  (CPRI)  Test  Reports and Certificates internationally.

Meetings  were  held  with  Indian  Missions  in  Thailand,  Bangladesh,  Abu  Dhabi, Kuwait,  Accra,  Muscat,  Sharjah,  Bahrain,  Ghana  etc.  Subsequent  to  the  above developments, currently, no challenges have been reported regarding non-acceptance of CPRI Test Reports from these countries. Further, overseas customers from various countries are availing services of CPRI on regular basis.

(e) : Some  of  the  measures  that  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  under  the 'Atmanirbhar  Bharat'  initiative  to  boost  exports  of  the  products  in  various  sectors, including the electric equipment sector, are listed below:

- i. Public  Procurement  (Preference  to  Make  in  India)  Order  on  Industrial  Steam Generators / Boilers has been issued to provide purchase preference of domestic manufactured goods.
- ii. The  government  has  introduced  PLI  schemes  such  as  PLI  for  Large  Scale Electronics Manufacturing, PLI Scheme  2.0  for IT  Hardware  and  recently launched Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme to incentivize companies  to  manufacture  electronics  and  electrical  equipment  within  India, aiming to reduce reliance on imports, especially from China.
- iii. The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme by the  Ministry of Steel in India aims to boost domestic production of specialty steel, a high-value material used in sectors like defense, automotive, and electrical industries. Launched initially in July  2021  and  updated  as  PLI  Scheme  1.1  in  January  2025,  it  offers  financial incentives to manufacturers, encouraging investment, job creation, and technological advancement. The scheme  targets self-reliance by reducing imports, enhancing export potential, and strengthening India's steel ecosystem, aligning  with  the  vision  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat.  One  of  the  five  types  of  the specialty  steel  covered  under  the  scheme  is  CRGO  steel  which  is  exclusively used in power sector.
- iv. PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (PLI-ACC)  with a budgetary outlay of Rs.18,100 Crore was launched by Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) to incentivize manufacturers  of  advanced  chemistry  cells.  This  scheme  aims  to  build  local manufacturing  capacity  of  50  GWh  out  of  which  30  GWh  has  already  been subscribed.
- v. PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules aims to promote manufacturing of high efficiency solar PV modules in India.
- vi. Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors  (SPECS)  was  notified  on  April  01,  2020  to  provide  financial incentive of 25% on capital expenditure for the identified list of electronic goods that  comprise  downstream  value  chain  of  electronic  products,  i.e.,  electronic components,  semiconductor  /  display  fabrication  units,  ATMP  units,  specialized sub-assemblies and capital goods for manufacture of aforesaid goods.

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- vii. Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme and Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme were launched to provide support for creation of world-class infrastructure along with common facilities and amenities for attracting investment.
- viii. As per extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, FDI up-to 100% under the automatic route is permitted for electronics manufacturing (except from countries sharing land border with India), subject to applicable laws / regulations; security and other conditions.
- ix. Tariff  structure  has  been  rationalized  to  promote  domestic  manufacturing  of electronic goods, including, inter-alia, Cellular mobile phones, Televisions, Electronic  components,  Set  Top  Boxes  for  TV,  LED  products  and  Medical electronics equipment.
- x. Notified capital goods for manufacture  of specified electronic goods are permitted for import at 'NIL' Basic Customs Duty.
- xi. Establishment of 65 Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) across the country with an  aim  to  provide  requisite  mentoring  and  handholding  support  to  exporters especially MSMEs in exporting their products and services to foreign markets.
- xii. Assistance being provided through several schemes to promote exports, namely, Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES)  and  Market  Access  Initiatives (MAI) Scheme.

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