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What are many thermal power plants set up near coal or oil fields ?

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Coal or petroleum is used to heat water to generate steam required for running the turbines in thermal power plants. Thus, if thermal power plants are set up near coal or oil fields, the cost of transportation of coal or petroleum is greatly reduced.
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