Under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt.

of India
 About NIWE

• National Institute of Wind Energy

(NIWE) in Chennai under the Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),
Government of India founded on 21st
March 1998.
• NIWE is the technical arm of MNRE.
• It is a premier institution with highly
experienced professionals having
expertise in wind energy, well placed to
take the succeeding logical steps towards
advancing wind technology in the right
direction.

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 Salient Features of the document

PGU Certification is grid code agnostic but refers to capability of the unit for
meeting power system requirements based on design document of the unit
PGU certification is based on the design document review and measurement

PGS certification is based on particular utility Grid code requirement applicable at the PCC

Inline with the existing testing & certification procedures

Align with International Best Practices and meets the IECRE requirements

Global Harmonization in Testing, Certification and acceptance mechanism

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