The investment cost and achievable efficiency vary with the baseline system, proposed system,

capacity of system, and energy prices in the country. Some typical CHP systems with relevant
efficiencies and costs are given below.
Table 1: Typical CHP systems with overall efficiencies and power-to-heat ratios

Capacity Cost CHP

Electric Heat-to-
CHP system based on (MW) ($/kW) Efficiency
efficiency power ratio
range (HHV)

Gas turbine 2 to 500 1,200-3,300 24 to 35% 1.3 to 2 66 to 71%

Back pressure turbine 10 to 100 670-1,100 14 to 28% 4 to 14.3 Near 80%

Reciprocating engine 0.05 to 15 1,500-2,900 33 to 53% 1.1 to 2.5 75 to 80%

Source: BEE (2020), Catalog of CHP Technologies. U.S. EPA, (2015)

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