COOLING TOWERS IN ARE USED IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS TO EXCHANGE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE ATMOSPHERE PROPERLY.THEY ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES OF WET AND DRY COOLING TOWERS ACCORDING TO THEIR METHOD OF OPERATION. DRY COOLING TOWERS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN NET ONES. THEY ARE USED IN COUNTRIES WHERE CONSUMING OF WATER MUST BE BASED ON A CAREFUL MANAGEMENT DUE TO LIMITATIONS AND IN AREAS WHERE NECESSARY WATER FOR COOLING PROCESS IN NOT AVAILABLE.DRY COOLING TOWERS ARE USUALLY CONSTRUCTED IN FORM OF THIN WALLED CONCRETE SHELLS OR STEEL LATTICES.IN THIS PAPER ANOTHER TYPE OF COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, WHICH IS A GUYED CABLE NET, IS INTRODUCED AND ITS METHOD OF ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IS STUDIED. AN EXISTING STEEL COOLING TOWER IS ALSO COMPARED WITH A CABLE NET TOWER WITH SAME GEOMETRY, WHICH IS DESIGNED IN THIS STUDY.