In the year to the end of June 2013, the government granted approval for 22.9GW of renewable energy projects, the Ministry of  Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI) said in an online statement.  

Solar has accounted for the lion’s share of new installations since the introduction of the FIT.

Japan installed 2.12GW of PV plants andabout 1.38GW of residential solar in the 12 months from July 2012, METI said.

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