Solarig, a leading company in the Solar Photovoltaic industry, continues to consolidate its presence in Japan with the signing of the contract with  X-Elio, for the design, supply, assembly, construction and commissioning of a photovoltaic plant in Sodegaura.

The agreement reached will allow Solarig to build a plant with an installed capacity of 16.16MW in Sodegaura, Chiba prefecture, Japan. Following the signing of the contract and the preliminary cleaning of the land, the excavation of the pond and some cutting and filling work in the surrounding area have begun.

Solarig holds an extensive experience in signing this kind of contract worldwide, been the fifth project that Solarig has developed in Japan.

In this case, the agreement will generate some 150 indirect jobs, reaffirming Solarig’s commitment to generating local employment and will involve the installation of around 28,210 modules of 575Wp and 570 Wp.

Luis Perezagua, Managing Director Solarig Japan Services: “From Solarig Japan Services, we are proud to be part of the growth of X- Elio as a leader in the Japanese Energy Market showing them our commitment and work excellent as EPC services provider drawing the path to a long-term powerful alliance together”.

Its commissioning is scheduled for early November 2022 and it is estimated that it will generate 19.05 GWh of clean energy in its first year.