As of July 2021, Japan was aiming at 108 GW of solar capacity by 2030. In May 2021, the Japanese Trade Ministry said that Japan may require up to 370 GW of solar capacity by 2050 to reach the goal of cutting carbon emissions to zero. .
Solar power in Japan has been expanding since the late 1990s. The country is a major manufacturer and exporter of (PV) and a large installer of domestic , with most of them grid connected. .
Feed-in tariffThe Japanese government is seeking to expand solar power by enacting subsidies and a (FIT). In December 2008, the announced a goal of 70% of new homes having solar. .
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Japanese manufacturers and exporters of include , , , , , , and . .
• • • • Japan's government for the first time plans to make solar, wind and other types of renewable energy the country's biggest source of power. It aims to achieve that by fiscal 2040. [pdf]
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