Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar to Build Mongolia’s First Waste-to-Energy Power Plant
Society
Ulaanbaatar, October 17, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Citizens’ Representative Khural of the Capital City has authorized Capital City Governor and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar Nyambaatar Khishgee to sign a public-private partnership agreement for the construction of a waste-to-energy plant.
According
to the Governor’s Office of the Capital City, Ulaanbaatar generates around 1.5 million tons of waste annually, of
which only about 25 percent is recycled.
Therefore, for the first time in Mongolia, a modern waste
incineration power plant meeting international standards will
be built under a public-private partnership.
The
plant will be constructed on a 10-hectare site in Morin Davaa, Khan-Uul District, and will have the capacity to incinerate 1,500 tons of waste per day, or 1.5 million tons
annually, generating 35 megawatts of
electricity. The private partner selected for the project is Sichuan Energy Investment Energy Conservation and
Environmental Protection Investment Co., Ltd.
As part of the
project, waste that has been buried over the past five years will be collected
and incinerated, and the surrounding environment will be rehabilitated.
Construction is expected to be completed in two
years.
Once operational, the waste-to-energy plant will incinerate 31.8 percent of the city’s waste, helping reduce air pollution, supply electricity to 2,333 households in ger districts, and lower annual emissions by 106,100 tons of carbon dioxide. In addition, the project will create new jobs, rehabilitate landfill areas, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing waste disposal sites.
