Difference between Thermal Power and Hydroelectric Power are:
Thermal Power
(i) It is generated from petroleum (oil) or coal.
(ii) Its sources (coal and oil) are exhaustible.
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(iii) On burning coal and oil they cause a lot of pollution.
(iv) It is expensive in the long run.
Hydroelectric Power
(i) It generated from water falling on turbines.
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(ii) Its source is perennial, i.e., inexhaustible.
(iii) It causes no pollution.
(iv) It is cheaper in the long run.