DHC Statistics for Japan Japan
Number of DH utilities 86
Total installed DH capacity  4,430 MWth
Total length of DH pipline system 710 km
Annual turnover in the DH sector  153,148 mill. JPY/y
Employment figures connected to the DH 2,289
Number of households connected  43,424
District heated floor space  48,674,000m2
New connections to DH  1416 (customers)
Heat sales volume for new connections to DH  n/a
Total district heat delivered  9,683 TJ
Total district heat generated n/a
Energy supply composition for district heat generated n/a
   Renewables n/a
   Waste n/a
   Heat pumps n/a
   Industrial surplus heat n/a
   Coal and coal products n/a
   Natural gas n/a
   Oil and petroleum products n/a
   Nuclear n/a
   Electricity n/a
   Geothermal n/a
   Other