Economical comparison of imported energy sources in terms of long-term-production planning

In this paper, the Turkish energy production sector is studied and power pl ants fueled by natural gas, imported coal and nuclear power are compared in terms of long-term (1996-2010) production economy. A net present value mod el is used for comparing nuclear. coal and natural gas power plants. A scen ario approach is utilized in establishing the effects of different factors, such as inflation rate, unit investment costs, load factor change, discoun t rate and fuel price changes; Six different scenarios of interest:are deve loped and discussed. The study ends with conclusions and recommendations. b ased on a study of a reference scenario and alternative scenarios, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.