The
country’s
industry
ministry
approved
the
recommendations
of
an
advisory
panel
that
will
see
PV
system
owners
paid
¥42
($0.53)
per
kWh
from
1
July,
while
wind
farms
will
receive
¥23.10/kWh.
The
FITs
run
for
20
years.
The
solar
tariff
–
among
the
most
generous
in
the
world
–
is
expected
to
turbocharge
the
Japanese
PV
sector
at
a
time
when
mature
markets
in
Europe
are
scaling
back
subsidies.
While
major
Japanese
solar
manufacturers
such
as
Sharp
and
Panasonic
are
likely
to
be
major
beneficiaries
of
the
FITs,
big…
