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Power Plants in Japan

Japan has 522 power plants on the map, adding up to about 215 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS522

TOTAL CAPACITY215 GW

MOST COMMON FUELSolar

By fuel

How Japan’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Solar324 · 62% · 6 GW

Hydro55 · 11% · 27 GW

Coal51 · 10% · 42 GW

Gas29 · 6% · 53 GW

Oil26 · 5% · 44 GW

Nuclear16 · 3% · 43 GW

Geothermal14 · 3% · 538 MW

Wind6 · 1% · 150 MW

Waste1 · 0% · 21 MW

Largest power plants in Japan

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

8,212 MWKashiwazaki KariwaNuclear

5,040 MWFuttsuGas

4,810 MWHigashi NiigataGas

4,802 MWKawagoeGas

4,710 MWOhiNuclear

4,400 MWFukushima DainaNuclear

4,400 MWHironoOil

4,400 MWKashimaOil

4,100 MWHekinan power stationCoal1997

3,966 MWChitaOil

3,617 MWHamaokaNuclear

3,600 MWAnegasakiOil

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