The operational capacity of solar power (10 kW and over) in Japan amounted to approximately 38.4 gigawatt in fiscal year 2018, leaving 31.8 gigawatt of capacity still under development. Geothermal power, by comparison, had the smallest generating capacity with about 50 megawatt during the measured time period.
Generating capacity of renewable energy in Japan in fiscal year 2018, by type
(in megawatt)
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Renewable Energy Institute. (September 30, 2019). Generating capacity of renewable energy in Japan in fiscal year 2018, by type (in megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/745919/japan-generating-capacity-of-renewables/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Generating capacity of renewable energy in Japan in fiscal year 2018, by type (in megawatt)." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745919/japan-generating-capacity-of-renewables/
Renewable Energy Institute. (2019). Generating capacity of renewable energy in Japan in fiscal year 2018, by type (in megawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745919/japan-generating-capacity-of-renewables/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Generating Capacity of Renewable Energy in Japan in Fiscal Year 2018, by Type (in Megawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745919/japan-generating-capacity-of-renewables/
Renewable Energy Institute, Generating capacity of renewable energy in Japan in fiscal year 2018, by type (in megawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745919/japan-generating-capacity-of-renewables/ (last visited May 30, 2020)
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