As of January 2020, there were a total of almost 4.9 thousand electric power plants in Japan. Approximately 2.4 thousand of which were solar power plants, followed by hydroelectric power plants with more than 1.7 thousand. In terms of capacity, thermal power plants showed the highest maximum capacity with more than 169 gigawatts during the measured time period.
Total number of electric power plants in Japan as of January 2020, by energy source
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ANRE (Japan), & METI (Japan). (April 30, 2020). Total number of electric power plants in Japan as of January 2020, by energy source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114987/japan-number-electric-power-plants-by-energy-source/
ANRE (Japan), und METI (Japan). "Total number of electric power plants in Japan as of January 2020, by energy source." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114987/japan-number-electric-power-plants-by-energy-source/
ANRE (Japan), METI (Japan). (2020). Total number of electric power plants in Japan as of January 2020, by energy source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114987/japan-number-electric-power-plants-by-energy-source/
ANRE (Japan), and METI (Japan). "Total Number of Electric Power Plants in Japan as of January 2020, by Energy Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114987/japan-number-electric-power-plants-by-energy-source/
ANRE (Japan) & METI (Japan), Total number of electric power plants in Japan as of January 2020, by energy source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114987/japan-number-electric-power-plants-by-energy-source/ (last visited July 10, 2020)
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