Scenario Merit order Charts
The following charts provide an indication of the merit order and associated marginal costs for coal, lignite, and gas power plants for each scenario.
- 2020 & 2025 scenario Merit Orders:
2020 : “New Policies” scenario from IEA – Coal before gas scenario
Figure 4: 2020 merit order
Figure 5: 2025 Coal before gas merit order
2025: “New Policies Scenario” – Gas before Coal (alternative)
Based on the WEO2016 450 Scenario – New CCGT gas before coal” scenario.
Figure 6: 2025 Gas before coal merit order