Solar panels for schools and hospitals must meet high security standards – No 10

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband vowed to create thousands of jobs (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Any solar panels used on the roofs of schools and hospitals as part of Great British Energy’s first major project would have to meet high security and safety standards, Number 10 has said.

Downing Street said the procurement process could include panels from China, and that the UK “can’t shy away” from China’s role in the global market.