Etrion said the partnershipagreement with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (HHT) aims to have at least 100MW ofprojects in construction or shovel-ready by next year.

A statement said the duo plan to start building their first plant this year, without giving furtherdetails.

The two partners cited Japan’s28GW by 2020 solar target and government policy support including its “attractive”feed-in tariff as drivers of the joint initiative.

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