India, Sept. 19 -- New Delhi: The government is under pressure to bar Chinese firms from participating in contracts in the sensitive power sector, especially digital products which are prone to malware threats.

India imports Chinese equipment in the power sector. In 2018-19, the total imports in the power sector were to the tune of Rs 71,000 crore, of which imports from China stood at over Rs 20,000 crore.

In the renewable energy segment, imports stood at $2.9 billion in FY19, with close to 70% of it from China.

"The power sector being strategic and essential in nature is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Therefore, imported equipment will be subjected to testing to check the influx of malwares like Trojan etc," said an official, adding it ...