PV super league member Canadian Solar is to build the largest PV power plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Canadian Solar said that the 47MW plant in Mashiki Town was expected to start commercial operation in the first quarter of 2017 and was covered by 20 year feed-in-tariff contract at the rate of JPY36.0 (US$0.30) per kWh with Kyushu Electric Power Co purchasing the electricity.
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Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar said, “The Mashiki solar project is our largest Japanese project to start construction, and represents an important milestone as we continue to make progress developing our high-value solar project pipeline in this important market.”
