nagpur public sector giant bharat heavy electricals ltd is planning a huge foray into nonconventional 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 patels 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 the solar cells plant will come up in the second phase it will involve an investment of rs 3000 crore said patel adding that bhel would be diversifying into future energy source like solar for the first time it will also be the first such plant in the country patel said the land acquisition would be on the lines of moudantpc model the identified land was located on the national highway and is mostly unirrigated with farmers willing to part with it for proper compensation he said patel was in bhandara to inaugurate the mega job fair where 3500 passouts from itis and polytechnics are to be interviewed by 110 representatives of automobile manufacturers and automotive components as many as 25 auto companies including all top names are at the fair and will conduct the interviews on tuesday and wednesday this is the first time so many companies are coming under one roof to offer jobs that too at a small place like bhandara it is time students from these parts changed their mindset expanded their horizons and willingly opted to work anywhere in the country said patel auto sector makes for 25 of countrys heavy industry presence and they are at your doorsteps make full use of the opportunity patel exhorted the aspirants he said he was making special efforts to get jobs for engineering students in big companies like tcs infosys and wipro by starting a base training centre where the raw graduates were imparted skills to make them employable in call centres and bpos patel claimed interests of farmers in the twindistricts was also being taken care of with boost to major irrigation projects like gosikhurd bawanthadi and dhapewada rajiv kapoor ceo of fiat india who was a guest said the auto manufacturers found the fair as a good opportunity to recruit people the automotive component manufacturers association of india acma representing 600 companies and society of indian automobile manufacturers siam representing some 44 leading vehicle and engine makers are supporting the fair