The Ministry of Power (MoP), on January 19, 2026, issued the Guidelines on Model Quality Assurance Plan (MQAP) for Major Equipment in the Power Sector.
The following has been stated, namely:-
• Quality of the equipment can be improved by taking effective steps at the initial stage itself, which include ‘use of high-quality raw materials’ and ‘improved manufacturing processes’. The performance of the equipment largely depends on the excellence of design. However, all good designs may not yield a good end product unless they are well supported by good materials, good and healthy machines and skilled workmen (operators)/ workmanship. The formulation and implementation of an efficient QAP comprises a properly designed quality assurance program along with proper documentation at every stage, an efficient quality assurance test and finally implementation of quality assurance plans.
• To prepare Model QAPs, which are efficient and simultaneously have overall coverage of tests:- Unnecessary and repetitive tests at different stages would be optimized and the tests for only important/ major equipment would be included in these MQAPs. The sample size for testing shall also be standardised in the MQAPs. This would help in saving cost, time and conflicts for not only the vendors/ manufacturers but also the purchaser/ consumer.
• To moderate/optimise Customer Hold Points (CHPs) for non-critical tests:- For this purpose, model QAPs are being framed, and accordingly, those tests are identified for which only the Test Certificates (TCs) shall be sufficient and acceptable upon their review, thereby reducing the overall number of CHPs in inspections.
Detailed notification is attached below.
