Patel to seek deterrent for Chinese power equipment imports

  • 11/07/2011

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

With domestic manufacturers ramping up power equipment production capacity to 30,000 mega watt by the end of the current financial year, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel will push for measures to stop or disincentivise imports. China has become a favoured supplier of low-cost equipment to Indian companies over the last couple of years. According to a senior government functionary, state-owned BHEL