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Chisaki Watanabe
Japan Clean-Energy Panel Proposes 11% Solar Tariff Cut in 2016
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Chisaki Watanabe
Solar tariffs for approved applications could be cut to 24 yen (21 cents) per kilowatt hour from the current rate of 27 yen for the fiscal year beginning April 1, according to a proposal presented on Monday by the panel in charge of reviewing Japan’s clean-energy-incentive program.
Japan Solar Installations to Peak This Year at 14.3GW, BNEF Says
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Chisaki Watanabe
The country’s solar market has been growing steadily thanks to the country’s incentive program for clean energy introduced in July 2012. Japan installed 7.1 gigawatts and 10.3 gigawatts in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The country also added as much as 12.3 gigawatts last year, according to estimates by BNEF.
Japan Approved 85,550 MW of Renewable Energy Projects Since 2012
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Chisaki Watanabe
Japan has given the go-ahead to 85,550 megawatts of clean energy projects since the introduction of an incentive program in July 2012, with solar comprising the vast bulk of the new capacity.
Bloomberg: Japan Added 7,044MW of Clean Energy Capacity Since July 2012
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Chisaki Watanabe
Japan added 7,044 megawatts of clean energy capacity since it began an incentive program in July 2012 through the end of last year.
Bloomberg: Japan Domestic Solar Shipments Leap by Most in at Least 30 Years
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Chisaki Watanabe
Local shipments rose to 3,809 megawatts in the 12 months ended March 31 from 1,404 megawatts the previous year, the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association said today on its website. The increase was the largest since 1981 when the figures were compiled for the first time. . . The incentives, also known as feed-in tariffs, are boosting applications for solar installations across the country. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved 12,258 megawatts worth of solar projects -- both residential and non-residential -- by the end of February.
Bloomberg: Feed In Tariffs to Vault Japanese Solar Industry
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Chisaki Watanabe
Japan will probably become the largest solar market in the world after China this year, boosted by an incentive program that offers above-market rates for energy from renewable sources.
Bloomberg: Japan to Become Largest Solar Market After China, BNEF Says
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Chisaki Watanabe
Commercial and utility-scale projects will boost solar installations to a range of 6.1 gigawatts to 9.4 gigawatts in 2013, exceeding an earlier forecast of 3.2 gigawatts to 4 gigawatts, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a research note.
