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August 15, 2018
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply Co is expecting the global floating solar (FPV) market to experience explosive growth in the next two to three years, in which it is targeting becoming the leading supplier of floating solar systems.
August 2, 2018
Japanese investment bank Daiwa Securities Group has established Daiwa GI Green Fund LLC – also known as the ‘Solar Fund’ – jointly with GI Capital Management and Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management in order to make greenfield investments in mega- and large-scale solar projects in Japan.
July 25, 2018
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has endorsed a third party market research report that has made the company the largest supplier of solar modules in Japan in 2017.
July 9, 2018
juwi Shizen bags EPC order for 42MW Japan solar plant, Financiers plan renewables for 9,300 Solomon Islanders, World Bank to provide US$250 million loan for electricity distribution sector reforms in Rajasthan, India.
July 6, 2018
Sonnedix Japan has reached financial close on a JPY16.5 billion (US$149 million) non-recourse financing with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) for the 41.6MW Sano solar PV plant in the Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
July 2, 2018
Leading ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has secured a JPY5.3 billion (US$47.8 million) syndicated loan agreement for up to two years with a bank consortium led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to expand its business in Japan.
June 28, 2018
Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has completed a 56.3MW solar power project on a former golf course in Japan.
June 14, 2018
GE delivers inverters to Pacifico's 96MW Japan solar project, Samsung Electronics eyes 100% renewables in China, Europe and US with solar and geothermal, Voltalia commissions 10MW PV project in France.
May 17, 2018
Swiss IPP Etrion has completed the 13.2MW Komatsu solar project in Japan, with the installation now performing full operations.
May 15, 2018
Kyocera TCL Solar has completed construction on a 29.2MW utility-scale solar power plant in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

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