Chingeltei District and UNDP Join Forces for
The project will introduce solar-powered heating solutions to ger households, replacing coal—the main source of pollution in
In 2021, it was reported that there were plans to "establish Ulaanbaatar's Fifth Thermal Power Plant based on the infrastructure of the Third Thermal Power Plant. Minister of Energy N.Tavinbekh said, 'Most of the plant's main infrastructure is becoming outdated.
The Ulaanbaatar-5 power station (also referred to as CHP-5 and Thermal Power Plant No. 5) was a proposed 450-megawatt (MW) coal-fired combined heat and power station in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. The original plans are presumed shelved or cancelled.
In a July 2010 presentation, a Mongolian government official stated that the current heating demand in Ulaanbaatar was only marginally more than demand. Electricity generation capacity was 690 MW while peak demand in 2010 reached 711 MW.
Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar is a severe challenge, with coal burning in ger districts contributing to nearly 60% of PM2.5 emissions. Air pollution-related illnesses cause over 7,100 deaths annually, with economic losses reaching 10% of Mongolia's GDP.
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