Fukuoka Prefecture supports small and medium-sized businesses installing rooftop solar (10 to 50 kW) together with high-efficiency air conditioning and water heating equipment, cogeneration, and storage batteries (20 kWh or more). Applications run from April 15 to November 27, 2026, and close early if requested amounts reach the budget. Eligible are businesses that have set emission reduction targets under the prefecture's decarbonization program, among others.Fukuoka Prefecture has a program that helps companies put solar panels on their roofs and use that electricity themselves. Installing storage batteries and energy-saving air conditioners at the same time is also covered. You can apply until November 27.
Application schedule
April 15Announced by the prefecture; applications open
November 27Application deadline (ends early if the budget is reached)
Does it look like you would be eligible?
○Applies: Rooftop solar of 10 to 50 kW
○Applies: You use at least 50% of the electricity yourself
○Applies: You have set the prefecture's reduction targets or hold SBT certification
On April 15, 2026 the IMF published the April 2026 Fiscal Monitor, Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks. Global public debt rose to just under 94 percent of GDP in 2025 and is set to reach 100 percent by 2029, one year earlier than projected in April 2025.Twice a year the IMF publishes the Fiscal Monitor, which checks the state of countries' public finances. The April 2026 edition says that the debts of governments around the world keep growing. In 2025 they were just under 94 percent of GDP, and they are set to reach 100 percent by 2029.
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