The competition among power generators on the market of fuel and power resources is one of the main reasons for increasing energy supply efficiency of TPS. However there are some specific features of coalfired power industry limiting the possibilities of increasing such efficiency in Russia. The paper is devoted to the analyses of further prospects for developing of coal energy supply of TPS on competitive base. The problems of coal market monopolization and alternative ways of coal energy supply of TPS in Russia are considered in the article. Some ways of using new technologies for coal conversion to decrease expenditures of TPS in Russia are analyzed.
