Coal, gas, oil and nuclear power plants fall under the general definition of thermal power plants. In total, 68% of the world's electricity is generated by thermal power plants, which, if we take an average, have an expected efficiency of about 40%. However, when we talk about the efficiency of power plants, we must distinguish between two types of efficiency, which are the technical-economic efficiency and the capacity factor of power plants.
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Coal, gas, oil and nuclear power plants fall under the general definition of thermal power plants. In total, 68% of the world's electricity is generated by thermal power plants, which, if we take an average, have an expected efficiency of about 40%. However, when we talk about the efficiency of power plants, we must distinguish between two types of efficiency, which are the technical-economic efficiency and the capacity factor of power plants.