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Mitsubishi Electric and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction have completed construction of a 2.6MW floating solar project at Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

US-headquartered high-efficiency PV module producer SunPower Corp reported better than guided third quarter financial results but narrowed 2017 full-year guidance and continued net losses for the year and through 2018 highlight the competitive challenges faced by the niche player.

NTT Facilities has completed a 23MW PV project in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture and has officially connected it to the national grid.

PV inverter manufacturer KACO new energy said it has secured orders totalling 550MW in the third quarter of 2017 with cumulative sales so far in 2017 of around 1.95GW, marking orders almost 70% the prior year period.

Pacifico Energy has started construction on a 62MW PV project in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. The installation will be developed on mountain land, with operations slated to start in December 2019.

Singapore-based renewable energy firm Equis Energy has commissioned a 13.8MW solar project in Noheji town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Major Asia-Pacific IPP Equis Energy has selected Bouygues Energies & Services, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, and Toho Electrical to build a 41MW solar project in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Canadian Solar’s Japanese project fund has been approved for listing by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Pacifico Energy has started construction of the 42MW Iwaki Mega Solar Power Plant, located in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Investment company Aquila Capital announced Tuesday that that it has opened a new office in Tokyo as part of its continued expansion into the Japanese solar market.