TEHRAN, Iran, Sep. 15
Trend:
Utilizing coal as power plant fuel has been announced by Iran's Supreme Energy Council (SEC) and according to this decision by 2041, there would be 5,000-megawatt coal power plants, said the head of Thermal Power Plants Holding Company, Trend reports citing ILNA.
Mohsen Tarztalab has indicated that the construction of Tabas coal-fired power plant is accelerating and one of its units would operate until 2024 if the project responds well it is expected that this type of power plant would expand.
He noted that the power plant's location is distant from urban and residential areas and considering that liquid fossil fuel is not consumed the costs would decline however fuel for power plants are currently free but, coal supply and mining have their own expenses.
"If the price of fuel becomes more real, mining coal as a fuel for power plants would have fewer costs," he explained.
Tabas is the first coal-fired power plant that has been kicked off from 2004 to 2008 by running the study phase and then the implementation phase however recently the progress has been accelerated.