According to the latest data released by Japan Photovoltaic
Electric Association (JPEA), Japanese domestic market grew by 204% to 7.5 GW in
2014.
For the first time in the history, the non-residential
segment exceeded the residential segment, which used to be a bread-and-butter
for the domestic market.
The non-residential segment was over 5.2 GW, up by 535% from
823 MW in 2013. This growth is attributed to the feed-in-tariff program launched
in July 2011 to accelerate the domestic PV market to catch up with other
countries such as Germany.
Although it is over-shadowed by the growth of the
non-residential segment, the residential segment managed to grow by 38% in 2013,
helped by domestic consumers aiming at energy independence after the Fukushima
disasters.
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| Japanese PV Annual Market (2009-2013) |