May 13 2010
Kyocera Corporation is scheduled to deliver 1.7 MW capacity of 9,000 solar modules for the initial stage of the Matsuyama solar power plant located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. has conducted the planning for the power plant, with construction likely to be carried out by Yonden Engineering Co., Inc. The Matsuyama solar power plant, likely to go on-line by 2011 spring, will have around 2 MW capacity. Once functional the power plant is likely to generate 2,200 MWh of electrical energy and offset approximately 700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Over the years, Kyocera Corporation has earned a reputation for offering customers with high-performance, high-quality products. The company has a significant market share in the Japanese industrial and public solar power installations market. In 2005, Kyocera Corporation provided the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks with modules for a 1.2 MW solar installation system in Japan. The modules of Kyocera Corporation have been used for installation purposes at public facilities, business facilities, manufacturing plants, schools and government offices among others in Japan. Up till 2009, the company delivered over 50 MW capacity of modules meant for three power plants located in Spain.
Currently, a feed-in-tariff system and government subsidies in Japan are driving the demand for solar power generating systems meant for residential use. Furthermore, public utility companies throughout Japan, by the year 2020, are planning to construct around 30 solar power plant facilities for around 140 MW capacity.