Grasshopper Solar has announced a USD $80 million investment in Setouchi Koken’s Iizuka Solar Plant located in Fukuoka, Japan. This 21.6MW ground mount project will utilize 65,455 solar panels, generate 26,136 MWh of clean energy and offset 19,451 tons of carbon emissions per annum.
The Iizuka Power Plant will be developed by Setouchi and its Japanese partners with construction commencing in Q4 2018 and expected to achieve commercial operation by Q3 of 2020. This project once completed will participate in the country’s Feed-in Tariff program with a 20-year JPY ¥36/kWh contract awarded by METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).
The solar power boom in Japan has accelerated dramatically over the years. Japan installed 7GW in 2017 for a total 50GW and is on track to install another 7GW by the end of 2018. Solar energy’s share of electricity production in Japan is now estimated at 7% and projected to grow to 12% by 2030.
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September 04, 2018
JREC commissions 23.1 MW solar park in Ibaraki
A 23 MW.1 solar photovolatic power plant located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, has commenced commercial operations. The plant is owned by Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JREC). It is ex...
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August 24, 2018
Trina Solar starts construction of solar project in Miyagi Prefecture
Trina Solar has started the construction of the 29 MW solar project, in collaboration with Banpu Power Public Co, located in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The company will be res...
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August 23, 2018
184 MW solar projects in Japan enter construction phase
Pacifico Energy has announced the commencement of construction of two solar power plants in Japan - the 112 MW(DC) Bizen plant located in Wake, Okayama Prefecture and the 72 MW(DC) Yume...
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August 13, 2018
NORD/LB to finance Saferay for a 50 MW solar project in Japan
Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB) has provided JPY13 billion (US$117 million) financing to Saferay GmbH for the construction of a 50 MW photovoltaic solar park project in Hiro...
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August 06, 2018
SunPower to supply PV panels for Tono solar PV project
SunPower is supplying its high efficiency solar panels for the Sonnedix 46.6-megawatt (MW) Tono project in Iwate prefecture, Japan. Construction on the site is currently underway,...
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