We present control strategies for an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant with CO2 recycles. One recycle allows for composition control and is useful when the side objective is to produce synthesis gas for chemicals. The second recycle enables temperature control in the gas turbine by using CO2 as a diluent. The main advantages of the second recycle are that NO, is not produced and that CO2/H2O separation is significantly easier than CO2/N-2 separation, which reduces cost if the CO2 is to be sequestered. Models and control systems are developed using process network theory. We introduce a novel method for controlling quality variables and functions of inventories. Dynamic simulations using MATLAB/Simulink models show the response to step changes in setpoints and disturbances. The inventory control method is derived from conservation laws and the second law and it is applicable to process system models of any degree of complexity. A steady-state sensitivity analysis is performed, examining the effect of changing the temperature and C:O ratio within the gasifier on the power production. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.