On the prospects of coal-fired power generation

UDC: 338.45.01

ISSN: 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol' – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, №8, pp. 76-80

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-8-76-80

Authors

Shteintsaig R.M. – Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of South Coal Company LLC, Moscow, 119034, Russian Federation, e-mail: 9918521@mail.ru
Tsaturov V.V. – General Director of South Coal Company LLC, Moscow, 119034, Russian Federation, e-mail: tsaturov@gor-tech.ru

Abstract

The role of power generation using renewable wind energy, which is an alternative to coal-fired power generation is apparently overestimated. This is confirmed by the exergy analysis of the efficiency of the considered power generation sources at the generated power capacity exceeding 100 MW. At the same time, the environmental acceptability of wind parks is not obvious due to, for instance, such factors as – the need to withdraw very large areas from commercial use with subsequent land degradation; – the impossibility of environmentally acceptable use of the end-of-life or damaged structures of the wind turbines, and other factors. At the same time, the traditional method of coal-fired power generation is constantly improving through the use of new technologies of solid fuel combustion due to which the efficiency of modern coal-fired boiler units practically doubles in comparison with the practical results available about two decades ago. Taken together, these factors guarantee a significant role of coal in the balance of the fuel and energy complex of the countries with developed economies.

Keywords

Electric power generation, traditional coal-fired power generation, alternative methods of power generation, wind power generation, comparative analysis, environmental acceptability, exergy efficiency, employment sphere, role in the balance of the fuel and energy complex.

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For citation

Shteintsaig R.M., Tsaturov V.V. On the prospects of coal-fired power generation. Ugol'. 2025;(8):76-80. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-8-76-80.

Paper Info

Received: June 30, 2025
Reviewed: July 17, 2025
Accepted: July 27, 2025