Certification

XIHARI, headquartered in Xi’an, China, is a professional body in testing, certification, and verification for electric power transmission and transformation equipment. With nearly 70 years of testing expertise, approximately 10 years in certification, and about 3 years in verification and carbon accounting, XIHARI has built a strong foundation of technical proficiency and industry trust.

1. Product Certification Services

Approved by CNCA（China National Certification and Accreditation Administration）on July 6, 2017, with approval number CNCA-R-2017-337.

Accreditedby CNAS（China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment）on April 9, 2019, with certificate number CNAS C215-P.

Certification Type: Voluntary product certification

Certification Scope: PV13, PV14, PV16, PV17

Accreditation Scope: Covers 14 high-voltage electrical equipment standards (e.g., GB/T 3906, GB/T 1984, GB/T 1985)

Extended Certification Types: Product carbon footprint certification, green design product certification

XIHARI currently certifies a wide range of product categories, including high-voltage switchgears and components, metal-enclosed switchgears, prefabricated substations, high-voltage enclosed busbars, power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, high-voltage bushings, insulators, arresters, power capacitors and related devices, falling under PV13, PV14, and PV16.

Key Achievements:

XIHARI has established a comprehensive management system for certification bodies. By May 2025, it had published 8 product certification schemes, 44 product certification rules, and 4 certification specifications—including 3 product carbon footprint certification rules and 1 green design product certification rule. The institution has issued 80 product certification certificates, comprising 14 carbon footprint certificates, 2 energy-saving certificates, and 4 green design product certificates.

Major Clients:

XIHARI serves 15 key enterprises in the power transmission and distribution sector. Clients include companies within China XD Group such as XD Baoji Electric, Shaanxi Baoguang Vacuum Device, Xian XD Cable, and Xian XD Switchgear Electric. Other industrial manufacturers include Xiamen Huadian Switch, Jiangsu Daquan, Qingdao Yihe, Henan Senyuan, Cooper (Ningbo), Cooper Edison (Pingdingshan), Guangdong Zhengchao, Shaanxi Zhengtai, Shandong Taibian, Changzhou Borui, and Jiangxi Baixin.

2. Greenhouse Gas Verification Services

Accreditedby CNAS（China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment）on December 11, 2024, with certificate number CNAS VV017-EI.

Verification Service Scope: Machinery and equipment manufacturing

Key Achievements:

A complete management system for verification services has been established. As of May 2025, XIHARI has issued 8 organizational greenhouse gas verification statements and 20 product carbon footprint verification statements.

3. Green Manufacturing EvaluationServices

Recognized as a third-party evaluation body by the Green Manufacturing Alliance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in December 2021, XIHARI provides comprehensive green manufacturing system evaluations. Services include green factory evaluation, green supply chain management enterprise evaluation, green design product assessment, green industrial park evaluation, and support for corporate zero-carbon transformation through continuous improvement.

Key Achievements:

By December 2024, XIHARI had completed 13 green manufacturing evaluations, helping 2 enterprises achieve the national green factory title, 1 enterprise obtain the provincial green supply chain management enterprise title, and 10 enterprises receive the provincial green factory title. The institution has also contributed to the development and revision of 11 dual-carbon related standards.

4. Electric Power Equipment Inspection

XIHARI established an inspection body management system and was recognized as a Class A inspection body in June 2022. Its inspection services include design evaluation, factory capability assessment, and witness testing. Currently, specific operations in this area have not been initiated due to a shortage of qualified personnel.