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Mock CN, Nugent R, Kobusingye O, et al., editors. Injury Prevention and Environmental Health. 3rd edition. Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2017 Oct 27. doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0522-6_ch13

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Table 13.4Operating Characteristics for Cost Calculations: Baseline Assumptions

Benchmark
Capacity utilization (%)85
Capital discount rate (%)8
Plant life (retrofit) (yrs)20
FGD Unit Type
Wet limestoneSeawater
Capital costs (US$/MW)$109,091$84,364
Fixed operating costs
(US$/MWh)
$0.473$0.364
Electricity costs (US$/kWh)$0.0636$0.0636
Auxiliary consumption (%)1.51.25
FGD unit efficiency (%)9090
Retrofit cost factor (%)3030

Note: The capital costs above are derived from information for the Dahanu (seawater FGD unit) and Bongaigaon (wet FGD unit) power plants. In both cases, the costs reflect installation of an FGD unit in a new plant and not a retrofit. Costs are increased by 30 percent to reflect the higher costs of retrofitting a scrubber. FGD = flue-gas desulfurization; kWh = kilowatt hour; MW = megawatt; MWh = megawatt hour.

From: Chapter 13, Costs and Benefits of Installing Flue-Gas Desulfurization Units at Coal-Fired Power Plants in India

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