Steam power |
Hydro electric |
Diesel power |
Nuclear power |
Located where water and coal and transportation facilities are adequate |
Located where large reservoirs or dams can be created like in hilly areas |
Located anywhere as very less water is required. |
Located in isolated areas away from population. |
Initial cost is lower than hydro and nuclear. |
Initial cost pretty high due to large dam construction. |
Initial cost is the least. |
Initial cost is highest as cost of reactor construction is very high. |
Running cost is higher than nuclear and hydro due to amount of coal required. |
Practically nil as no fuel is required. |
Highest running cost due to high price of diesel. |
Cost of running is low as very very less amount of fuel is required. |
Coal is source of power. So limited quantity is available. |
Water is source of power which is not a dependable quantity. |
Diesel is source of power which is the least available among all. |
Uranium is fuel source along with platinum rods. So sufficient quantity is available. |
Cost of fuel transportation is maximum due to large demand for coal. |
No cost for fuel transportation |
Higher than hydro and nuclear power plants. |
Cost of fuel transportation is minimum due to small quantity required. |
Least environment friendly |
Most environment friendly |
A good friend of environment than steam or nuclear. |
Better friend of environment than steam power plant. |
25% overall efficiency. |
Around 85% efficient. |
About 35% efficient. |
More efficient than steam power. |
Maintenance cost is very high. |
Maintenance cost is quite low. |
Maintenance cost is less. |
Maintenance cost is the highest as highly skilled workers are required. |
Maximum standby losses as boiler still keeps running even though turbine is not. |
No standby losses. |
Less standby losses. |
Less standby losses. |
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