Located in Ubirkhangai Province, Central Mongolia, the 30MWGround-mount solar project is Phase I of a total of 105MW. Phase I is expectedto produce an annual generation of 43,684,000 kWh and will connect to theCentral Grid Network, the largest grid in Mongolia.
Why Mongolia?
1) Strong Economy
- Mongolia has an abundant supply of commodities including copper,coal and gold with a positive outlook on their prices
- Young demographics trigger increasing electricity consumption
- Improving legal environment
2) Increasing EnergyDemand
- The mining sector has attracted major foreign investment from China,Russia, Canada leading to an increase in energy consumption
3) Domestic Energyshortage
- Large-scale power generation projects have not been implemented withimported electricity reaching 21% of total domestic consumption
4) Growth of renewableenergy
- Total renewable energy only produces 8% of power with Coal/CHPproducing 90%
- The renewable energy target is 30% by 2030