Supporting Renewable Energy Development

dropped / terminated

The project will support increased contributions of clean energy in Mongolia's energy mix while also supporting energy security, efficiency, and resilience. The project will finance the construction of a new 220 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to connect to the 90-megawatt (MW) Erdeneburen hydropower plant (HPP) to the existing grid network, which will increase supply in the Western Energy System (WES), eliminate costly and high-emission imports from the Russian Federation, and facilitate maximized utilization of wind and solar generating capacity. The project also includes a demonstration medium-depth ground source heat pump (MDGSHP) technology connected to the central district heating network in Kharkhorin to increase awareness and acceptance of this as a technically viable alternative to coal-fired heat only boilers in smaller district heating networks. The project will also strengthen institutional capacity across planning and operation of energy assets and in the potential role of cleaner technologies to support a transition to a cleaner energy mix in Mongolia.