Kashima is a 4,400 MW oil power station in Ibaraki, Japan. It is operated by Tokyo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 692 Japan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,224,900 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 752k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 2.5% of Japan's electricity; the national grid averages 477 gCO₂/kWh (32.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000622.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,260 MW for Kashima thermal power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405164; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 4,400 MW, Kashima is well above the median oil plant in Japan (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~3,224,900 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Japan oil capacity
- 9.0% of 48,987 MW across 41 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 27 of 28 dated oil plants in Japan are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Japan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Tokyo. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 28% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 39/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest oil power plant of 41 in Japan by capacity.
Japan has 41 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 48,987 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kashima Kyodo · Gas · 1,000 MW · Ibaraki
- Sumitomo Metals Kashima power station · Coal · 522 MW · Ibaraki
- Kamisu power station · Coal · 112 MW · Ibaraki
- Kamisu Biomass power generation project · Biomass · 50 MW · Ibaraki
- Obayashi Kamisu power station · Biomass · 52 MW · Ibaraki
- Kashima Kita · Oil · 650 MW · Ibaraki
Location
Coordinates 35.9409, 140.6888 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kashima?
Kashima is a 4,400 MW oil power plant in Ibaraki, Japan, commissioned in 2020.
Who operates Kashima?
Kashima is operated by Tokyo.
How much CO₂ does Kashima emit?
Kashima has modelled emissions of about 3,224,900 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).