TOKYO -- The U.S. call for allies to bar Huawei Technologies communications devices is affecting procurement by Japan's energy sector as some solar farm operators decide to drop the Chinese company's products.
Huawei started producing power conditioners for photovoltaic power plants in 2012 and now holds 22% of the global market and about 10% of the Japanese market for the key device, which converts DC power produced by panels to usable AC power.
