This paper compares the techno-economic performances of three technologies for CO2 capture from a lignite-based IGCC power plant located in the Czech Republic: (1) Physical absorption with a Rectisol-based process;(2) Polymeric CO2-selective membrane-based capture;(3) Low-temperature capture.The evaluations show that the IGCC plant with CO2 capture leads to costs of electricity between 91 and 120 ε· MWh-1,depending on the capture technology employed,compared to 65 ε·MWh-1 for the power plant without capture.This results in CO2 avoidance costs ranging from 42 to 84 ε·tCO2,avoided-1,mainly linked to the losses in net power output.From both energy and cost points of view,the low-temperature and Rectisol based CO2 capture processes are the most efficient capture technologies.Furthermore,partial CO2 capture appears as a good mean to ensure early implementation due to the limited increase in CO2 avoidance cost when considering partial capture.To go beyond the two specific CO2-selective membranes considered,a cost/membrane property map for CO2-selective membranes was developed.This map emphasise the need to develop high performance membrane to compete with solvent technology.Finally,the cost of the whole CCS chain was estimated at 54 ε· tCO2,avoided-1 once pipeline transport and storage are taken into consideration.