Geothermal Energy to provide only 1% of electricity in 2030
Japan should aim to make nuclear energy account for between 20 and 22 percent of the country's electricity mix by 2030, the country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday. The government expects to finalize the plan for the electricity mix before the end of May.
The industry ministry also predicted electricity demand in the year starting April 2030 would total 980.8 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), up 1.5 percent from 966.6 billion kWh in the year through March 2014.
Source 2030 mix FY2013/2014 Pre-Fukushima
Gas (LNG) 27% 43.2% 27%
Coal 26% 30.3% 24%
Renewable 22-24% 10.7% 11%
Hydro 8.8-9.2% 8.5%
Solar 7%
Biomass 3.7-4.6%
Wind 1.7%
Geothermal 1-1.1%
Nuclear 20-22% 1% 27%
Oil 3% 13.7% 12%
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