EXERGY ANALYSIS AND IGCC PLANT TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND TO REDUCE THE EMISSION IN THERMAL POWER PLANT- A REVIEW

Thermal power plants convert energy rich fuel into electricity and heat. Possible fuels include coal, natural gas, petroleum products, agricultural waste and domestic trash / waste. Other sources of fuel include landfill gas and biogases. In some plants, renewal fuels such as biogas are co-fired with coal. Coal and lignite accounted for about 57% of India's installed capacity. India's electricity sector consumes about 80% of the coal produced in the country. India expects that its projected rapid growth in electricity generation over the next couple of decades is expected to be largely met by thermal power plants. But the present thermal power plants which are in India will not be able to meet the future demands and also it is been observed by our internship in one of the thermal power plant in Karnataka.