Table 3

Expected installed capacity (GW) of each resource in each region of Japan in 2030.

Resource METI projection Japan total Hokkaido Tohoku Kanto Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Shikoku Chugoku Kyushu
Coal 51.9 51.9 1.9 4.3 17.3 7.5 0.8 9.6 1.9 3.3 5.3
LNG 84.9 84.9 3.1 7 28.2 12.3 1.4 15.7 3.1 5.4 8.7
Oil 30.8 30.8 1.1 2.5 10.2 4.5 0.5 5.7 1.1 2 3.1
Nuclear 38 33.2 2.1 2.8 1.1 3.6 11.3 6.5 0.9 0.8 4.1
Hydro Conventional 23.75 23.75 1.4 3.9 1.5 8 4 0.87 0.98 1.1 2
Hydro pumped 27.47 27.47 1 0.5 5.3 10.1 1.6 4 0.6 2.1 2.3
Solar PV 87.6 139.12 4.27 16.06 52.37 15.15 1.2 12.2 3.66 7.8 26.4
Onshore wind 14.3 14.3 2.2 5.2 0.46 0.7 0.47 1.39 0.7 1.28 1.86
Offshore wind 10 10 1.5 4.5 0.4 0 0.7 0.7 0 0 2.2
Geothermal 1.5 1.5 0.08692 0.85 0.00005 0.00057 0.00024 0.00010 0 0.00005 0.55483
Biomass 7.2 7.2 0.32 1.14 1.08 1.26 0.58 0.6 0.42 0.92 0.9
Total 367.42 414.14 17.47 44.25 117.5 63.11 21.8 56.56 13.36 24.7 55.21

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