Canadian Solar to supply modules to Japanese solar PV project

Canadian Solar has won a contract from Hitachi to supply 18MW of photovoltaic (PV) modules for the proposed solar power project in Japan.

Hitachi is serving as an engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the solar PV project, which is owned by Eurus Energy Holdings.

Under the terms of the contract, Canadian Solar will be responsible for supplying about 73,556 pieces of its 60 cell high efficiency CS6P255P modules with power output of 255Wp for the project located on a 80 hectares of land in Fukushima prefecture.

The project, expected to become operational in March 2015, will generate enough electricity to power nearly 5,000 homes while displacing about 9,200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Electricity generated by the proposed solar project will be sold to Tohoku Electric Power for a period of 20 years.

Hitachi senior engineer Kosho Aikawa said that the company gives importance to quality and reliability while selecting its partners and suppliers.

"After extensive evaluation we are impressed with the quality of Canadian Solar’s PV modules as well as their track record of delivering high quality solar modules to large scale solar power projects worldwide," Aikawa added.

Canadian Solar president, chairman and CEO Shawn Qu said, "This agreement reflects our position as a top tier solar module supplier with an industry leading customer base and our strong position in the Japanese market."