India still worried about China power tools imports

China is eyeing to capture a huge share of India's power sector business to meet the rising demand.
This was declared by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao while on a trust-building visit to India.

According to an estimate, Chinese power firms are eyeing a 40 per cent market share in India.


But India remains concerned over the reliability and quality of Chinese-made power generation equipment.
Durgapur Projects Ltd in West Bengal faced problems with Chinese power equipment.


Chinese firm Dongfang had supplied a turbine to DPL, which has developed technical snags. Bharat Heavy Electricals was planning to reverse-engineer the turbine to gauge the extent of the problem before offering solutions. The incident forced the Central Electricity Authority to issue guidelines saying power equipment suppliers must have a manufacturing facility in India, so that such issues could be addressed. This has emerged as the biggest headache with Chinese firms, a source said.


West Bengal Power Development Corp's 300 MW Sagardighi project and Sterlite Industries-run BALCO's 540-MW captive plant using Chinese made equipment are among the projects that have faced operational difficulties, reports said. It has been learnt that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has ordered the power ministry to propose a back-up plan to guarantee a support mechanism for Chinese power generation tools sold to India.