11 Oct '12, 6pm

Solar Makes Up 83% of Clean Energy Projects Approved by Japan

Of that, solar projects totaled 1,480 megawatts, followed by 292 megawatts in wind projects, the ministry said yesterday on its web site. Since April, Japan has added 912 megawatts in capacity in clean energy with solar projects making up 885 megawatts of the total, the ministry said. Japan introduced tariffs in July to promote investments in clean energy. The ministry is projecting Japan will add 2,500 megawatts of clean energy by the end of March following the introduction in July of so-called feed-in tariffs or subsidies, which require utilities to buy power from renewable energy providers at premium prices. Developers of clean energy projects applying for above- market rates set by the government need to submit project applications to the ministry and grid connection application to power utilities. As some projects take longer to set up, the approved projects will not ...

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