A 600 MWe coal-fired power station operating at 38% efficiency and 75% overall availability will consume approximately: – Bituminous coal (CV 6000 kcal/kg NAR*): 1.5 Mt/year – Brown coal (CV 2250 kcal/kg NAR*): 4.0 Mt/year *Net As Received Sources: GWC Coal Handbook & IEA Clean Coal Centre. Title: