In 2020, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of water energy in Japan stood at 9.1 Japanese yen per kilowatt hour. Figures were estimated to decrease down to around 7.6 yen in 2050. Following solar power, hydropower represented the second largest renewable energy source in Japan.
Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050
(in Japanese yen)
*Forecast. Figures represent hydropower generated from dams. The LCOE describes the costs that are necessary for converting energy from another form of energy into electricity. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022.
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Renewable Energy Institute. (June 30, 2021). Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese yen)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/
Renewable Energy Institute. (2021). Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Levelized Cost of Energy (Lcoe) per Kilowatt Hour of Hydro Energy in Japan in 2020 with Forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/
Renewable Energy Institute, Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) per kilowatt hour of hydro energy in Japan in 2020 with forecasts until 2050 (in Japanese yen) [Graph], Renewable Energy Institute, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240831/japan-lcoe-hydro-energy/
