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Pacifico Energy Starts Work On Japan’s Largest Solar Project

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Tokyo-based solar power developer Pacifico Energy has initiated work on the largest solar power project.

Pacifico Energy has started construction at Sakuto solar power project, claimed to be largest in Japan. The project will have 257.7 megawatt (DC) capacity and is expected to be commissioned by September 2019. The company has, however, not announced the project financier and EPC contractor.

Sakuto solar power project, at Okayama, is expected to generate 290 million kWh electricity and offset around 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.

This is the second project in two months where Pacifico Energy has started construction. In March the company announced that it is working on a 96.2 megawatt (DC) solar power project at Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken. The project is being executed by Toyo Engineering and is being funded by 13 different banks led by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.

The Sakuto solar power project will the Pacifico’s third project at Okayama. The company already has two projects with combined installed capacity of 74.3 megawatts (DC) operational in the region. Both are supplying electricity to Chugoku Electric Power Company.

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05/05/2017 0 comment

Renewable Energy

India To Become World’s Third Largest Solar Power Market This Year

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India is set to overtake Japan as the world’s third-largest solar power market this year, a Taiwanese research firm has predicted.

According to EnergyTrend, the global solar PV demand is expected to remain stable at 74 gigawatts this year while India is expected to see sustained growth. The research claims that growth in China’s solar PV demand is expected to reduce slightly as the government has a lower capacity addition target compared to the last year.

Solar power in the world’s second largest market – United States of America – may fall out of favour given the political scenario. Meanwhile, in Japan the government is expected to continue to reduce feed-in tariffs, possibly leading to the dent in investments.

India, on the other hand, is expected to contribute 14% to the global solar PV demand as the government continues to push for a very ambitious installed capacity target of 100 gigawatts by 2022. The target translates into 90 gigawatts capacity addition over the next five years.

India recently crossed the 10 gigawatts installed solar capacity mark. EnergyTrend expects the south Asian country to add another 10 gigawatts this year. The government, on its part, expects to add 20 gigawatts over the next 15 months.

A total of 14 gigawatts capacity is reportedly under construction or at the design stage. A large portion of this capacity is expected to be commissioned during the upcoming financial year, stating 1 April 2017. An additional 6 gigawatts capacity is also scheduled to be auctioned soon.

03/28/2017 0 comment