Japan PV shipments jump in Q2

Shipments of PV cells and modules within Japan jumped to roughly 2.07GW in the three months to the end of September, from just 626.9MW a year earlier, as demand continued to soar under the nation’s generous feed-in tariff (FIT) for renewable energy.

Japan's feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar energy continued to support PV demand in the second quarter
Japan's feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar energy continued to support PV demand in the second quarter
Published 2 December 2013, 09:01Updated 26 September 2016, 13:49