Улаанбаатар
Advanced Water Purification Plant Ready to Be Commissioned
Society
Ulaanbaatar, August 11,
2025 /MONTSAME/. The ongoing construction work of the advanced water purification
plant at the eastern slope of the Songinokhairkhan mountain in the capital city
is 99.5 percent complete.
Prime Minister of
Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav, Mayor of the Capital City and Governor of
Ulaanbaatar Nyambaatar Khishgee, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States to Mongolia Mr. Richas Buangan visited the advanced water purification
plant.
The “Water Supply Project,”
with financing worth USD 461 million, is being successfully implemented with
the grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States
of America and investment from the Government of Mongolia. The advanced water
purification plant is under construction at the eastern slope of Songinokhairkhan
mountain within the framework of the project. The plant will purify up to 50
million cubic meters of water extracted from the western source of Ulaanbaatar to
meet drinking water standards, supplying it to the central distribution network.
A team of 27 engineers
and technical staff from the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, responsible
for operating the plant, participated in practical training in equipment
installation and commissioning, and officially commenced their duties on July
31, 2025.
The MCC’s Water Supply Project will support the construction of new groundwater wells and a state-of-the-art plant for purifying drinking water as a western water source of the capital, the construction of a new plant for treating wastewater, and the development and implementation of policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to enhance the long-term sustainability of Ulaanbaatar’s water supply. The comprehensive implementation of the project will increase the water supply of Ulaanbaatar city by over 80 percent, creating favorable conditions for the westward expansion and economic growth of the capital city.
