Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries

Coal plants worldwide are grappling with low-capacity utilization levels and environmental issues; and have not only become unprofitable to utilities, but also uneconomical to customers. Developed countries with significant coal capacities such as...

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Main Author:	Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	COAL TRANSITION COAL PLANT DECOMMISSIONING COAL PLANT REPURPOSING POWER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/144181629878602689/Coal-Plant-Repurposing-for-Ageing-Coal-Fleets-in-Developing-Countries-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36238

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spelling	okr-10986-362382021-09-09T05:10:39Z Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries Energy Sector Management Assistance Program COAL TRANSITION COAL PLANT DECOMMISSIONING COAL PLANT REPURPOSING POWER SUPPLY Coal plants worldwide are grappling with low-capacity utilization levels and environmental issues; and have not only become unprofitable to utilities, but also uneconomical to customers. Developed countries with significant coal capacities such as Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US), are taking different approaches to wean away from coal. One such approach includes retiring and repurposing coal plants for various productive end uses, including solar plants, wind plants, data centers, and energy storage. Developing countries may gain much from the experience of their developed counterparts. Against this backdrop, the authors briefly examine the power situation in three developing countries, namely, South Africa, Chile, and India, based on their economic prowess within respective regions, predominance of coal in economic activities, and vulnerability to climate change, which make an interesting case for an analysis of repurposing coal plants in developing countries. This study presents the concepts and components of a cost-benefit analysis needed for a coal plant repurposing project. 2021-09-08T14:54:53Z 2021-09-08T14:54:53Z 2021-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/144181629878602689/Coal-Plant-Repurposing-for-Ageing-Coal-Fleets-in-Developing-Countries-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36238 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Chile India South Africa
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description	Coal plants worldwide are grappling with low-capacity utilization levels and environmental issues; and have not only become unprofitable to utilities, but also uneconomical to customers. Developed countries with significant coal capacities such as Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US), are taking different approaches to wean away from coal. One such approach includes retiring and repurposing coal plants for various productive end uses, including solar plants, wind plants, data centers, and energy storage. Developing countries may gain much from the experience of their developed counterparts. Against this backdrop, the authors briefly examine the power situation in three developing countries, namely, South Africa, Chile, and India, based on their economic prowess within respective regions, predominance of coal in economic activities, and vulnerability to climate change, which make an interesting case for an analysis of repurposing coal plants in developing countries. This study presents the concepts and components of a cost-benefit analysis needed for a coal plant repurposing project.
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author	Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
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title	Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries
title_short	Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries
title_full	Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries
title_sort	coal plant repurposing for ageing coal fleets in developing countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/144181629878602689/Coal-Plant-Repurposing-for-Ageing-Coal-Fleets-in-Developing-Countries-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36238
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Coal Plant Repurposing for Ageing Coal Fleets in Developing Countries

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