TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Cabinet announced a plan to increase solar panel installations on smaller buildings on Thursday (Nov. 5) that it said will benefit 120,000 households.

Deputy Economic Minister Lien Chin-chang (連錦漳) said most rooftop solar panels installed to date have been on large and medium-sized buildings so small buildings will be the ministry’s focus going forward, per CNA. The ministry said the administrative costs of installing solar panels on smaller buildings are relatively high and the subsidies will help ease this burden for an estimated 120,000 households.

The ministry will invest NT$4.08 billion (US$130 million) in the plan that allows private building owners with a roof area of less than 1,000 square meters to apply for subsidies of NT$3,000 per kilowatt of solar power capacity installed. The Cabinet said subsidies will be capped at NT$300,000 per building and are expected to drive investment of NT$72 billion while available between next year and 2028.

The ministry said the plan includes new measures to make applying for subsidies easier. It said the number of documents required for applying has been reduced and applications will be processed entirely by local governments.

The ministry said installing solar panels on rooftops has been successful and has strong public support, with few environmental issues. It said it hopes the new incentives will help make rooftop solar power the main force in Taiwan’s renewable energy development.

The ministry said power produced by solar panels reached 13.82 million kilowatts this year, 8.76 million kilowatts of which came from rooftop units. Its goal is 31 million kilowatts of solar power production by 2030.