Mr Jairam Ramesh union minister of state for power said that he wants to improve relations between Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and his own ministry so that the power equipment major gets its due recognition.

Mr Ramesh said that BHEL has not been granted its due place in the past while the Chinese equipment makers are fast entering into India. The government has set an ambitious target of adding over 78,500 MW capacity in the 11th Plan, bulk of which would be through the coal fired stations.

While the BHEL would account for a major equipment supplies, the power generating companies have been facing shortages of the turbines and boilers going for imports.

Expressing concern on the bottlenecks faced by BHEL in transporting heavy equipment, Mr Ramesh said he would take up the issue with the ministries of railways and transport.