Basic Calculations for a Power Plant Calculating the Coal ...
· Coal trader's web sites give base prices in the international market. • We take a coal price of around 65 / Ton. • The cost of coal consumed by 100 MW power plant is ( x 65) 3497 /hr • A 100 MW unit produces 100,000 units of electricity. So the cost of coal per unit of electricity is (3497/100,000) cents per unit