Table Q2 shows the investment, maintenance and fuel costs of nine thermal power plants. Draw the Screening curves for each and every generation technology showing the intersection points. Also find out the plant factors against each other generation technology.

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Description Approximate capacity (MW) Pure capital cost (US$/kW) Construction period (yrs.) Coal price (USS/MT) LNG price (USS/MMBtu) Furnace oil price (US$/bbl.) Nuclear fuel price (US$/kWh) Heat rate (kcal/kg) Plant efficiency (%) Economic life (yrs.) Fixed O&M cost (USS/kW-month) Variable O&M cost (US Cents./kWh) Decommissioning cost (US$/kW) Natural Auto Diesel LNG fired LNG fired Gas Combined Combined Combined Cycle Cycle Cycle 35 300 150 300 1,020 3 I 10 1 1 13,000 48.6 30 0.38 0.5 I LNG fired Combined Cycle 600 Coal fired Steam high efficient 300 1,805 4 106 1 T 1 6,300 38.4 30 4.5 0.6 I Coal fired Super Critical 600 Furnace oil Nuclear Reciprocating Steam 15 958 2 70 10,300 38.6 20 2.4 0.64 600 4,650 5 0.006 32 60 8.33 0.15 500 Description Approximate capacity (MW) Pure capital cost (US$/kW) Construction period (yrs.) Coal price (USS/MT) LNG price (USS/MMBtu) Furnace oil price (US$/bbl.) Nuclear fuel price (US$/kWh) Heat rate (kcal/kg) Plant efficiency (%) Economic life (yrs.) Fixed O&M cost (USS/kW-month) Variable O&M cost (US Cents./kWh) Decommissioning cost (US$/kW) Natural Auto Diesel LNG fired LNG fired Gas Combined Combined Combined Cycle Cycle Cycle 35 300 150 300 1,020 3 I 10 1 1 13,000 48.6 30 0.38 0.5 I LNG fired Combined Cycle 600 Coal fired Steam high efficient 300 1,805 4 106 1 T 1 6,300 38.4 30 4.5 0.6 I Coal fired Super Critical 600 Furnace oil Nuclear Reciprocating Steam 15 958 2 70 10,300 38.6 20 2.4 0.64 600 4,650 5 0.006 32 60 8.33 0.15 500

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