BHEL to make solar cells at Sakoli

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is planning a huge foray into non-conventional energy equipment. It is planning to set up a photo voltaic (PV) cells and solar panels plant, the first of its kind in the country. This would be part of the investment BHEL is planning at Sakoli which is part Union heavy industries minister Praful Patel's constituency Bhandara. Patel told TOI on Tuesday that process for land acquisition through MIDC for BHEL plant had already begun. It will acquire 500 acres of land. In the first phase, BHEL will set up a fabrication unit at an estimated investment of Rs 1000 crore. Right now the work is done at Trichy unit of BHEL and to increase the capacities, part of the fabrication work will be shifted to Sakoli plant. more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/BHEL-to-make-solar-cells-at-Sakoli/articleshow/14279758.cms