Japan's PV installations increased significantly last month

According to the Nikkei Shimbun reported on the 15th, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Japan's "Special Measures for Renewable Energy," as of the end of November was found to meet the acquisition requirements of renewable energy equipment generating capacity of 3.64 million kW, far more than the Japanese government The estimated annual acquisition target (2.5 million kW) for the fiscal year 2012 (April 2012-March 2013).

The Ministry of Economics and Industry pointed out that among the renewable energy equipments identified above, non-residential solar photovoltaic power generation equipment such as large-scale solar power plants reached 2.53 million kw, accounting for an overall proportion of approximately 70%. The power generation of the equipment increased compared to the end of October. With 900,000 kw, the equivalent of the increased power generated by the plant in November is comparable to a nuclear power plant.

According to the Nikkei, after the implementation of Japan’s “Special Measures on Renewable Energy”, Japanese companies have successively built solar photovoltaic power plants. Up to now, as many as 30 Japanese companies have indicated that they must enter solar photovoltaic power generation.

According to statistics released by the Japan Solar Photovoltaic Power Association (JPEA), domestic solar cell shipments in Japan in the previous quarter (July-September 2012) increased by 80.3% from the same period last year to 62,972 kW, which was the 18th consecutive season. Show growth, shipments and set a new high in the history of the quarter. Among them, the sales volume of residential solar photovoltaic cells reached 446,360 kW, a 39.9% increase over the same period of last year. Non-domestic solar photovoltaic cell shipments set off a large-scale solar PV after the “Special Measures for Renewable Energy” approached. The boom in the construction of power plants caused a surge of 353.8% over the same period last year to 179,930 kW.