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investment firm Obton A/S has invested USD 290 million in the acquisition of Japanese renewables developer and operator BCPG, expanding its presence in

Electric Power, has installed a 15,000 kilowatt solar carport at AEON Mall in Japan. This installation is the largest of its kind in Japan and covers 12

actually finalised an alliance to establish 1GW of solar power projects in Japan. Under the agreement, both firms will create solar energy projects for JERA

revealed sale of a 293MW DC utility-scale solar project growth platform in Japan, to funds managed by PAG Real Assets (PAG). As part of the sale, the majority

the principals (Yingli Green (China), Trina Solar (China), Sharp Corporation (Japan), Canadian Solar (Canada), Jinko Solar (China), Kaneka Corporation

acquiring and operating renewable energy assets across Asia, with a focus on Japan. The fund has attracted backing from pension funds, sovereign wealth funds,

has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Toshiba Group companies in Japan. Under the agreements, ERE will supply electricity generated from 1.9 MW of

more the business's approach of expansion and growth both in Europe as well as Japan, while ElectroRoute's existing monitoring group will certainly stay in

Amazon will certainly be sourcing green energy from Clean Energy Connect via Japanese trading house Itochu for its operations. Itochu will be establishing

Gaefke invited the conclusion, adding: "Developing mega-solar projects in Japan is a challenge, given that suitable land for construction is scarce, as well

to is set to get underway. In November, Tokyo-based VPP Japan, whose shareholders include general trader Itochu and Electric Power

internationally - has actually announced its financial investment in Japanese solar designer Yotsuya Capital with the objective to speed up the country's

is called Hinode Energy KK and also will develop large-scale solar projects in Japan. It has an initial portfolio of more than 200 MW throughout the nation. The

Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) has announced that it has commenced commercial operation of its 44 MW Nishinosato solar energy park in

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced the results of the summer’s 300 MW auction for solar projects with a generation capacity of more than 500 kW. The ministry said it had initially accepted 146 project proposals with a combined capacity of 589.9 MW for review before procuring 63 projects with a total installed capacity of 195.8 MW. The lowest price for solar energy generated by a successful project was ¥10.50/kWh ($0.0988) and the highest ¥13.99 for an average price of ¥12.98. METI had set a ceiling price of ¥14/kWh, ¥1 less that the final average price of ¥15.01 posted in the previous auction, held in January. The earlier round, for projects of the same size, also allocated less than the 300 MW of capacity originally intended, settling on 196.6 MW of new projects. Few big facilities Successful projects in the latest tender included only four with more than 2 MW capacity, the larger facilities ranging in size from 20-35 MW. The remaining projects were all small solar parks. Japanese infrastructure company Japan Asia Group was among the successful developers, along with Toyota Motor Corporation; the First Solar Japan unit of the U.S. module manufacturer; and Ciel et Terre Japan, the local subsidiary of the French floating PV specialist. As a result of the lower-than-expected assigned capacity, METI will allocate 416.1 MW in the next solar auction, which will be held in the October-to-April first half of the Japanese fiscal year. That fifth procurement round was originally planned to procure 300 MW of new solar. Prices slowly falling Having fallen steeply from the level seen in Japan’s first two solar auctions, the solar energy price declined only marginally in the latest tender and still sits well above PV power prices recorded in several other markets. In the first procurement round held in Japan the final average price came in at ¥19.6/kWh, and in the second ¥16.47.