Cos Include Areva, Alstom, Toshiba, General Electric and Siemens State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) is in talks with Areva, Alstom, Toshiba, General Electric and Siemens to source technology for manufacturing higher rating nuclear sets of 1,000 mw and above. Bhel chairman and managing director BP Rao said the move was strategic as the country was heading towards high-capacity nuclear power projects. The power equipment maker has a tripartite joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and Alstom to manufacture 700-mw nuclear turbines. Rao said there was good scope for manufacturing high-rating sets of above 1,000 mw in the country. NPCIL plans to set up high-capacity units in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Several projects, including Jaitapur in Maharashtra, are proposed to have 1,650-mw units, he said.