"Victor Dalal, director of business development for Omni Navitas in south-east Asia, tells Sebastian Shehadi why the US-based solar energy company is expanding in the region."

“The two solar canopies will produce approximately 1,800,000 kWh’s of electricity annually which will be sold to Hingham,” said Jill Donahue, a spokeswoman for Omni Navitas, referring to the projects in Hingham. That would eliminate the consumption of around 3,000 barrels of oil each year."

Athanas was happy to lease land he wasn’t tilling to Omni Navitas, a Boston-based solar energy development group, for two solar farms supplying 900 residential customers. “It’s a great deal,” Athanas says. “I feel like the Johnny Appleseed of solar power."

Selectmen signed off Tuesday on a 20-year deal to purchase solar energy credits from a site in Canton, boosting the town’s use of renewable energy and lowering its utility bills. The board approved a long-term net metering agreement with solar developer Omni Navitas.