Kashima Power Station

{{Short description|Power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan}}

{{Infobox power station

|name = Kashima Power Station

|country = Japan

|location = Kamisu, Ibaraki

| coordinates = {{coord|35|52|47|N|140|41|22|E|type:landmark_region:JP|display=inline,title}}

|owner = Tepco

|status = Operational

|th_fuel_primary = Fuel oil
city gas

|th_technology = Steam turbine (Units 1-6)
Advanced combined cycle gas turbine (Units 7a-c)

|th_combined_cycle =

|ps_units_operational= 4 × 600 MW (suspended)
2 × 1,000 MW
3 × 420 MW

|ps_electrical_capacity= 5,660 MW
(3,260 MW active, 2,400 MW suspended indefinitely)

|commissioned = 1971

|decommissioned =

}}

{{Nihongo|Kashima Power Station|鹿島火力発電所|Kashima karyokuhatsudensho}} is a large oil-fired and gas-fired power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan.

The facility operates with an installed capacity of 5,660 MW, making it one of the largest fossil-fueled power station in the world.

The plant includes four oil-fired steam turbines rated at 600 MW, two oil-fired steam turbines rated at 1,000 MW,[http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/corpinfo/overview/pdf-4/46-e.pdf Thermal power stations in Japan]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319180712/http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/corpinfo/overview/pdf-4/46-e.pdf |date=2011-03-19 }} and three advanced combined cycle gas turbines rated at 420 MW added in 2014.

As of April 2016, the four oil-fired 600 MW turbines have been suspended indefinitely.{{cite news|title=Electricity Supply Facilities - Thermal Power Station - TEPCO |url=http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/corpinfo/illustrated/electricity-supply/thermal-e.html}} The plant features 3 lattice stacks, including the tallest steel chimney in the world at 231m (758 ft). In March 2023, JERA announced plans to decommission all six oil-fired steam turbines (Unit 5 & Unit 6 had been shut down since 2020).{{cite news|title=JERA Press Release - Decommissioning Units 1 through 6 at Kashima Thermal Power Station |url=https://www.jera.co.jp/en/news/information/20230317_1106}}