Canadian Solar Inc. announced on December 5, 2017 that the company won the bid for the first round of solar projects in Japan and successfully won the bid for the 17.87 MW solar project.
The successful project is located in Suzuhari, Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, where the plant is expected to be installed with 48,000 units of Artes high-efficiency photovoltaic modules and is expected to provide local residents with a total of 171,900,000 clean, safe Of the solar power, can reduce 19,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
The famous Japanese Suzuka circuit
Upon completion of the project, Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. will acquire the power station at a price of 17.97 kilowatt-hours (US $ 0.16) per signed 20-year power purchase agreement Clean power plant is expected to be officially put into commercial operation in 2021.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the bidding result of this round of solar energy project on November 21. In this auction, a total of 141.3 megawatts (AC / AC) of solar projects were traded, with an average of The winning price of 19.6 yen (about 0.18 US dollars).
Dr. Qu Xiaohua, Chairman, President and CEO of Canadian Solar, said: "I am delighted that Artes can win the bid again in the Japanese market! Canadian Solar's successful experience in developing and building high-quality PV power plant projects And is highly recognized in Japan, Artes will continue its efforts to explore Japan's PV power plants and will continue to promote 'Solar Garden''s rooftop PV system in search of the Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund And inject more high-quality photovoltaic power station assets. '