24 MW Thai solar plant to be built by Japan's Sumikin

Sumikin Bussan Corp revealed that its Rojana Power Co joint venture plans to build a 24-megawatt solar power plant in Thailand for about 7 billion yen or $92 million.

According to a report by Reuters, the venture with Rojana Industrial Park PCL and a group company of Kansai Electric Power will build the plant inside the Rojana Industrial Park in central Thailand.

Iperation are set for December 2012 with the power generated to be sold to a local utility, the company said in a statement.

The venture plans to boost its energy generating capacity to 531 MW from the current 264 MW to meet robust power demand amid steady growth in Thailand, Sumikin added.