PV took full advantage of its potential for rapid deployment and a generous new feed-in tariff (FIT) to dominate renewables installations in Japan, new government figures confirm.

Japan increased its renewable energy capacity by 1.394GW between April 2012 and January of this year, the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said.

Solar accounted for virtually all the additional capacity, with 1.329GW