Iranian Energy Economics

Estimating the Health Henefits of Improved Fuel of the Montazer-Qaem Thermal Power Plant by Means of the New Version of SIMPACTS

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mojtaba Jorli 1
Hossein Sadeghi 2
alireza naseri 2
Lotfali Agheli 3

1 PhD Student, Department of Economics, Faculty of Management & Economics, Tarbiat Modares University

2 Department of Economics, Faculty of Management & Economics, Tarbiat Modares University

3 Economic Research Center, Tarbiat Modares University

https://doi.org/10.22054/jiee.2018.8972
Abstract
Fossil-fuel electricity generation has a variety of harmful impacts on the environment and human health. Air pollution is the most significant impact of fossil power generation on health. This study with employing SIMPACTS-2, applies the impact pathway approach to estimate the health impacts and costs caused by air pollution of the Montazer-Qaem thermal power plant in 2011-2016 period. The results show that by removing fuel-oil and increasing the share of natural gas, the total health cost decreases from 164.9 million in 2011 to 36.4 million in 2016 (USD year 2000). During this period, the health cost per generated electricity varies from 18.1 to 4.2 USD/MWh. The low qualities of fossil fuel and high population density around the power plant have been the main factors of the high health damage costs. The health external costs can be reduced through fuel improvements. Internalizing the external costs into the price of electricity can show the true costs of fossil electricity. By taking appropriate measures, the benefits to the society can be increasedت

Keywords

Montazer-Qaem Thermal Power Plant
Air Pollution
Health External Costs
Impact Pathway Approach
Iranian Energy Economics
Volume 6, Issue 24 - Serial Number 4
winter
Autumn 2017
Pages 33-56

  • Receive Date 16 December 2017
  • Accept Date 11 September 2018
  • First Publish Date 11 September 2018
  • Publish Date 23 September 2017

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