Ulaanbaatar
Construction work of 11 power plants to start this year
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Ministry of Energy has planned to build and expand 11 power plants this year and it was included in the Socio-Economic Development Guidelines of Mongolia in 2018. Most of the project investments have been resolved.
Energy Minister Ts.Davaasuren announced that construction work of the Tavan Tolgoi power plant is ready to start in July this year. The Tavan Tolgoi power plant will be commissioned in 2021, producing 2.3 billion kWh of electricity per year, annually selling energy worth of MNT 450 billion and paying taxes of MNT 45 billion to the state budget. The preliminary estimate presented by the Tavan Tolgoi power plant project director, D.Batbileg shows that the new plant will employ more than 400 people.
In addition, it is planned to complete the expansion of the capacity of Darkhan and Erdenet TPP this year and to build electrical substations in Baganuur-Undurkhaan-Choibalsan and Ulaanbaatar-Mandalgovi routes.
Energy Minister Ts.Davaasuren announced that construction work of the Tavan Tolgoi power plant is ready to start in July this year. The Tavan Tolgoi power plant will be commissioned in 2021, producing 2.3 billion kWh of electricity per year, annually selling energy worth of MNT 450 billion and paying taxes of MNT 45 billion to the state budget. The preliminary estimate presented by the Tavan Tolgoi power plant project director, D.Batbileg shows that the new plant will employ more than 400 people.
In addition, it is planned to complete the expansion of the capacity of Darkhan and Erdenet TPP this year and to build electrical substations in Baganuur-Undurkhaan-Choibalsan and Ulaanbaatar-Mandalgovi routes.
B.Misheel
