It will invest roughly ¥13bn ($124.8m) to build the factory in the village of Ohira, north of Sendai, the capital of Miyagi prefecture, the company said at a press conference in Tokyo.

The plant is Solar Frontier’s fourth, joining its three manufacturing facilities in Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan.

The new factory will provide a “blueprint for future manufacturing facilities outside of Japan,” in accordance with “mid-term plans” to construct production facilities in overseas markets, the Show Shell Sekiyu subsidiary said.

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