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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

The proponents have presented the details of how a coal-fired power plant works, the

essential process involved from obtaining the coal, utilizing its chemical energy to produce heat

to ultimately producing electricity in power plants. The work presented the construction of the

power plant and all the machine and equipment needed to utilize coal, the process of running the

plant and insurance of continuous operation by proper maintenance. Coal continues to be a staple

fuel for power plant generation and will continue to do so in the following in the years to come

because of its inherent availability and economy, it is positioned in the axes of price of first cost

and operation in the middle ground, making it a reliable go to plant where coal is readily

available, however the environmental impact of the coal fired power plant cannot be ignored, as

coal fired power plant is the leading producer of millions of tonnes of sulphur dioxide which is a

major air pollutants and other harmful chemicals which is continues to pollute air and water, but

as these plant continues to be used, engineers, scientist and innovators make effort to reduce the

environmental impact through various means of technological application. And as the students

which are the future technologist, scientist and engineers be educated about the coal fired power

plant, the use of coal may be someday become environmentally tolerable and may find

innovations beyond our conventional coal fired power plant today.