In 2022, the electric utility company EDF, based in France, was the world's leader in terms of research and development (R&D) spending in the electricity industry, with almost 800 million euros invested. Korea Electric Power ranked second that year, with R&D spending adding up to some 561 million euros.
Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros)
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Electricity in SpainEuropean Commission. (December 14, 2023). Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/
European Commission. "Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/
European Commission. (2023). Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/
European Commission. "Leading Research and Development (R&d) Spenders in The Electricity Industry Worldwide in The Financial Year 2022 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/
European Commission, Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Leading research and development (R&D) spenders in the electricity industry worldwide in the financial year 2022 (in million euros) [Graph], European Commission, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/740137/rd-investors-electricity-industry-globally/