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India - Guidelines for Implementation of Amendment No. 1 to IS 16270: 2023 Secondary Cells and Batteries for Solar Photovoltaic Application

​The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued Amendment No. 1 to the national standard IS 16270:2023 for secondary cells and batteries used in solar photovoltaic (PV) applications, with changes taking effect by December 8, 2025.

The guidelines for implementation of the amendment​ are as follow:
For Existing Licensees
  • Deadline: December 8, 2025.
  • Submit third-party test reports for all lead models.
  • Provide a compliance undertaking for other models.

For New Applicants
  • Existing Applications where sample has been submitted in the Laboratory/Test Report has been issued by the Laboratory may be processed without Amendment. 
  • Applications which are recorded henceforth till December 8, 2025 may be processed with or without amendment. Processing of Applications without amendment shall be permitted only up to December 8, 2025. For such cases, the applicant shall give a declaration that they will implement the amendment by December 8, 2025.
  • After December 8, 2025, all new licenses require full compliance with the amendment.
For License Scope Changes
  • Same rules as new applicants.
  • Only applications submitted before the compliance date or December 8, 2025 (whichever is earlier) can proceed without the amendment.



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