The twocompanies will each have a 50% stake in the plant. The start-date ends speculationfrom earlier this year that Softbank would reconsider planned PV installationson the northern island of Hokkaido, due to concerns about connecting to theregional grid.
SB Energy,a Softbank subsidiary the develops renewables projects, did not disclosethe PV module supplier.
The project, scheduled to start operations in early2015, is located in Abira, near the port of Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
