Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Toyo Engineering Corporation has been awarded a large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plant project in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, by Pacifico Energy Furukawa G.K. The PV plant will have a power generating capacity of 56.87 MW and is scheduled for completion in the end of 2016. Solar power generated will be sold to the Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

TOYO’s PV projects add up to 458 MW. TOYO is now executing several construction projects of large-scale photovoltaic power plants such as in Okayama Prefecture (230 MW) and Miyazaki Prefecture (96 MW), the company notes. TOYO has been awarded large-scale photovoltaic power plant projects of total 458 MW. Photovoltaic power generation, a system that produces renewable energy, is expected to play an increasingly important role from global environment conservation viewpoint. TOYO will continue to work on renewable energy projects as part of its infrastructure business.