Challenges

Boiler quality challenges

Poor quality of boilers and air pre-heaters could lead to high levels of erosion, corrosion, oxid...

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Balancing baseload power with intermittent renewables

Thermal power plants work at optimal efficiencies when they are running at full capacity. Owing t...

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High capital costs of IGCC power plants

Integrated gasification combined cycle power plants have the potential to offer much higher effic...

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Challenges with using low quality coal

In countries such as India, a substantial portion of the coal available in the country is of lowe...

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Long lifespan of old coal plants

New generation coal power plants incorporate technologies that make them significantly more effic...

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Lack of finance for starting high efficiency new coal power plants

Even in cases where the policy makers are willing to shut down low efficiency coal power plants i...

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CHP not feasible for all power plants

Enabling combined heat and power utilization at power plants could significantly increase the ove...

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