Etrion and Hitachi High-Technologies has signed a project finance agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank for the construction of a 13.2MW Komatsu solar project in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. Construction of the solar photovoltaic (PV) plant is expected to begin in February next year and is anticipated to commence commercial operations by second quarter of 2018. The new solar power plant will be built on a 30.5 hectare site and will connect through the Hokuriku Electric Power utility.

Once operational, Komatsu is expected to produce approximately 14.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar electricity annually, which is sufficient to power 4,000 households.