Advantages and Disadvantages of Thermal Power Plant! By Imran

Advantages and Disadvantages of Thermal Power Plant:

Advantages: Low setup and maintenance cost. It is not directly related to climate condition like hydro power plant. Large amount of coal available at earth. Easy maintenance. Less land area required. It can be installed near load center which minimize transmission losses. It can be installed near coal mines which can minimize transportation cost of fuel. Disadvantages: Low cyclic efficiency around 35 to 45 percent. It continuously generates smoke which contributes in increase air pollution. It uses consumable fuel. Operation cost is high compare to hydro and nuclear power plant. It creates large amount of ash per hour so ash handling is quiet difficult. Sometimes heated water directly drawn into river which can harm life cycle of water living.