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Taiwan’s installed solar PV capacity has reached 728.4MW, according to the latest government statistics.

Taiwan state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) is planning to spend around US$12 billion on new electricity generation through to 2030 but solar is expected to remain a side show to hydro, geothermal and offshore wind capacity, according to reports.

The European Commission has handed down anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties of 53.4% and 11.5% to Malaysian and Taiwanese firms that enable Chinese solar products to dodge existing trade laws.

Taiwan is increasing the amount of solar PV capacity available under its feed-in tariff programme for 2016 from 270MW to 500MW and boosting the level of FiTs available in various parts of the country.