IKEA sees rising demand for solar panels in Sweden due to tax incentive

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Home furnishing giant IKEA predicted that the demand for domestic solar panels will increase dramatically in Sweden due to a tax incentive introduced at the turn of the year.

"We believe it [the new incentive] will accelerate the boom for solar that has already been in full swing for a couple of years," Jonas Carlehed, head of sustainability at IKEA Sweden, told business daily Dagens Industri.