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Evaluation of power generation units of a thermal power plant focusing on sustainability and technical attributes

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  • Taquiuddin Z. Quazi
  • Vivek Sunnapwar

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Coal is the primary source for generating power across the world and it is expected that this fuel's domination would last for a few more decades. Coal-fired power generation contributes substantially to pollution, negatively impacts the natural habitat, and hampers socioeconomic aspects of the economy. Hence, there is a need to investigate the performance of the power-generating units of thermal plants based on the evaluation criteria. In this study, the evaluation attributes related to technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects have been identified through the critical literature survey and interaction with the subject matter experts of the domain. Three power units of a coal-fired power plant have been evaluated using the hybrid MCDM framework. The results of the investigation highlighted that the 'social' aspect is the most crucial and subfactors, namely 'risk related to safety', 'energy generation efficiency', and 'social acceptability' are the significant ones. Also, the power unit 'C' ranked first out of the three units under consideration. Finally, managerial, academic, and social implications are offered.

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  • Taquiuddin Z. Quazi & Vivek Sunnapwar, 2025. "Evaluation of power generation units of a thermal power plant focusing on sustainability and technical attributes," International Journal of Operational Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 54(4), pages 529-558.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijores:v:54:y:2025:i:4:p:529-558
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