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The government of Japan plans to take a series of countermeasures against large-scale solar farms.
Dubbed the Mega Solar Countermeasure Package, the plans include introducing stricter environmental oversight by lowering the threshold for mandatory environmental impact assessments and expanding their scope. A threshold for this measure has yet to be made public.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will also consider establishing a third-party organization that would be responsible for verifying the safety and compliance of solar power plant structures.
The government may also discontinue financial support available under its feed-in tariffs and feed-in premium schemes for large ground-mounted solar from the fiscal year beginning April 2027, according to an update on the ministry’s website.
The countermeasures package is designed to counter concerns around the conservation of landscapes and the natural environment, government officials say.
“Going forward, we will continue to implement the Mega Solar Countermeasure Package quickly and reliably in cooperation with relevant ministries and agencies, and continue to introduce renewable energy,” the ministry update added.
According to reports from Reuters, the government has indicated that support for existing large-scale facilities and residential solar installations will continue, while investments in the development of perovskite solar cells will be strengthened.
Japanese 26th solar auction was completed earlier this month, allocating 75.3 MW of solar capacity with a lowest price of JPY 4.97 ($0.032)/kWh.
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