Scheduled to be commissioned by early April, the floating solar power plant will developed on a wastewater treatment facility located in Jamestown.
Infratech Industries director Felicia Whiting told ABC Online: "We should see some plant on the site within about two weeks."
Whiting said that the floating solar panels are 57% more efficient than land-based solar panels as they are kept cool by the water mass.
"It prevents water evaporation up to 90% of the surface area covered, and for dry states and dry climates that’s a big water saving measure.
"By preventing photosynthesis, the energy from the sun goes into the panel rather than into the water," she added.
Power generated from the plant will be used to power its co-located wastewater treatment facility while the excess power will be used for the Jamestown region.
Infratech has developed the floating panel technology in France and South Korea.
