Feed-in tariff program and its impact on PV market in Japan

摘要

2013 was the second year since the start of the FIT program started in July 2012 and the 2013 Japanese PV market achieved significant growth from 1,7 GW level in the previous year to 6 GW level. The Japanese PV market formerly led by residential PV applications shifted to the balanced market structure with the growth of non-residential sectors consisting of PV applications for public, commercial and industrial facilities and utility-scale applications by the FIT program that is supposed to bring promising prospect for the stable growth. This paper discusses the effects of the FIT program on the market segment, cost structures and the industry.