Renewed BIS Certification and BEE Star Rating for KBL Pumps

14.01.2021
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has recently received renewed certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Star Rating for 320 and 45 models of its submersible pump-sets, respectively.
Renewed BIS Certification and BEE Star Rating for KBL Pumps

KBL’s submersible pump-sets get renewed BIS Certification and BEE Star Rating. (Image source: Kirloskar Brothers Limited)

These water and oil-filled bore-well submersible pump-sets are mainly used in the agriculture and domestic user segments.

The BIS certification is a true indicator of KBL’s trusted and assuredsuperior product and service quality. Meanwhile, the BEE star rated pumps result in power and energy bill savings, and the certification truly underlines KBL’s continued commitment towards providing value to its customers through its energy-efficient pumping solutions. The submersible pump-sets are suitable for bore-wells ranging 4-8 inches in size.

BIS is a central body responsible for standardization, marking and quality certifications of goods. The Product Certification Schemes of BIS are aimed at providing third party assurance of quality, safety and reliability of products to the customer. On the other hand, BEE ratings are issued by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), an Indian government agency under the Ministry of Power.The BEE star ratings help consumers understand the level of energy efficiency of the appliances.

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