Thermal power plant/Definition

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Thermal power plant [r]:

An electric power plant in which all of the electricity is produced by using a heat source to generate steam that drives a steam turbine which rotates an electrical generator. More briefly, an electric power plant in which all of the power is created by converting heat energy into electrical energy.