The solar modules delivery is slated to be completed before the third quarter of 2016 ends. The Furukawa mega solar project, which has been developed by Pacifico Energy Furukawa G.K., is being built on a deserted golf course in Osaki. It is expected to be completed and commissioned in the fourth quarter of this year.
The electricity generated by this project will be bought by Tohoku Electric Power Company to provide electrification to the region.
Trina Solar Japan president Ye Chen said: "We are delighted to be selected as an exclusive supplier to Toyo Engineering and Pacifico Energy again for their large-scale solar project.
"We believe the historic climate pact adopted at COP21 will further bolster the development of solar energy in Japan, as well as other countries around the globe.
"Looking ahead, we will continue to reinforce our deployment in the Japanese market while proactively devoting our efforts to prevent global warming through continuously delivering innovative solar products."
The Japanese mountainous terrains, island geography and the complex land ownership rules have made it very difficult to find suitable sites for the new utility-scale solar PV developments. This, while the country has hurriedly installed around 20GW of solar in the past three and a half years, when the feed-in tariff (FiT) was introduced, reported pv-tech.org.
The move resulted in several countermeasures being undertaken which included a government assistance program for projects built on landfill sites, as well as the development of floating PV installations on reservoirs and dams, the publication reported.
The floating installations gained prominence due to Kyocera, which has just begun work on a 13.7MW floating installation.
