feed-in tariff

It has always been anticipated that by the early 2020s, the feed-in tariff would have tapered away in Japan’s booming solar market. Andy Colthorpe speaks with analyst Izumi Kaizuka at RTS Corporation to learn more about what the future holds for post-subsidy solar in Japan.

Ahead of next month’s PV Expo in Japan, PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao takes a look at some of the key drivers for a market expecting as much as 8GW of additional solar capacity this year as well as a surge in domestic energy storage.

Less red tape could bring about revival of cost-competitive PV without government incentives, Italia Solare event hears days ahead of launch of new subsidy programme.

German investor claims active asset management and careful timing have helped score “attractive return for investors” despite Spain's FiT scrapping.

Downsizing the fixed element of tariffs would bring Spain in line with European countries and help incentivise self-consumption and electric vehicles, says solar body UNEF.

The advisory group AECEA raises expectations on China's full-year deployment to 38-42GW in the wake of huge feed-in tariff awards.

Retroactive scrapping of feed-in tariffs in the early 2010s lands Madrid in major defeat against developer NextEra, which sought arbitration over project losses.

Country fails to dismiss case brought by bankrupt developer over losses from FiT changes, joins Spain among EU states risking multi-million payouts for policy u-turns.

Japanese firm wraps up construction of fourth large-scale project to date in Vietnam, with plans to switch the installation on in next few days.

Dutch financier FMO buys 40% stake of FiT-backed, €35 million Kamianka project, scheduled for commercial launch in Q4 2019.