ASEM SEMINAR ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
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RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT,
POLICY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
P.TOVUUDORJ
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, STRATEGIC
POLICY, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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ASEM SEMINAR ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
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Content
World energy resource and renewable energy production
Mongolian energy sector and energy resource
Renewable energy policy and legal environment
Renewable energy utilization (2005-2014)
Conclusion
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World non-renewable energy resource
The world conventional fossil fuel resource (coal, oil, natural gas and etc.,) is
becoming scarce.
• Proven reserves of coal 891,5 billion ton, for 100-150 years
• Proven reserves of oil 1687,9 billion barrel, for 40-50 years
• Proven reserves of natural gas 185,7 trillion cubic meter, 20-30 years
Source of reserves data: World Energy Resources 2013 Survey
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Renewable energy share of global
electricity production – end 2013
Source: Global renewable status report 2014
Renewable power capacity, 2013
The renewable energy is one of main options to cover continuously increasing energy
demand and there is observed trend of increase of renewable energy percentage in
overall energy sector.
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Sustainable Energy for All
(SE4ALL)
Global initiative led by Secretary-General
of the UN. Its objectives of:
 Universal access to modern energy
services.
 Doubling energy intensity improvements
between today and 2030.
REmap - 2030
It introduces the link between REmap
2030 and the SE4ALL initiative, as well
as the knowledge gaps that this study
closes in view of the requests from the
IRENA Member States and the SE4ALL
objectives.
 Doubling the global share of renewable
energy by 2030.
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MONGOLIAN ENERGY SECTOR AND
ENERGY RESOURCES
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Energy Sector of Mongolia

Central energy system (CES)
5 coal fired thermal plants (987.3 MW) and connected to
the Russian energy system which covering energy
demand of Ulaanbaatar city, and 14 provinces (70% of
total population).

CES
West energy system (WES)
Connected to the Russian energy system and Durgun
hydro power plant (12 MW) which covering energy
demand of 3 provinces.

WES
East energy system (EES)
Coal fired thermal power plant which covering energy
demand of 2 provinces.

AUES
Altai-Uliastai energy system (AUES)
6 hydro power plant (14 MW) and Diesel generators
which covering energy demand of 2 provinces.

EES
South region
2 coal fired thermal plants (27 MW) and connected to the
Chinese power system which covering energy demand of
Oyutolgoi copper mine deposit.
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SUSTAINABLE POWER GENERATION AND SUPPLY IN MONGOLIAInstalled Capacity of Power
Generation,
Total- 1178 MW
Electricity Generation by Plant Types, 2014
Generation,
Million. kWh
Percentage
5191.3
96.3%
Diesel
8.2
0.2%
Hydro
66.3
1.2%
Wind and Solar
126
2.3%
Total
5392
100.00%
Type of PP
Wind & Solar, 53.7 MW,
5%
Hydro, 28 MW,
2%
Diesel, 46 MW,
4%
Combined Heat and
Power (CHP) Plant
CHP, 1050.3 MW,
89%
Source– National Statistical Committee
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Energy resource of Mongolia (coal and wind)
Preliminary estimates of geologists, geological
reserves of coal in Mongolia is more than 160
billion tons, which includes Mongolia, one of the 15
countries of the world, with large coal reserves.
Mongolia has potential to be a major wind power
producer. Mongolia has enormous wind power
resources; Good-to-excellent wind resources
equivalent to 1,100 GW of wind electric potential.
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Energy resource of Mongolia (solar)
An annual average amount of solar energy is 1,400
kWh/m2/y with solar intensity of 4.3-4.7 kWh/m2 per
day.
About 270-300 sunny days per year with an average
sunlight duration of 2,250-3,300 hours are available in
most of the territories of Mongolia.
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Energy resource of Mongolia (geothermal and hydro)
There are over 40 indications of geothermal
manifestations from those biggest springs such as
Tsenkher, Khujirt, Taragt and Shargaljuut located in the
Khangai region, may be used for energy production
purposes
There are 3800 small and big streams and rivers in
Mongolia, and available power could be 6417.7
megawatts, which will deliver 56.2 billion kWh of
electric energy in a year.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY AND
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
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Policy and legal environment
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National renewable energy program
In June 9, 2005, the Parliament approved a
national program for renewable energy
Program will be implemented in two stages:
 Near term development goal (2005-2010)
 Mid term development goal (2011-2020)
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Main objective of the program /2005-2020/:
• to improve Mongolia energy sector structure by increasing the percentage of
renewable energy in the total national energy supply,
• to increase the economic effectiveness and reduce unemployment and
poverty reduction, as well as
• to provide sustainable environmental conditions to create sustainable social
growth.
National program maintains following targets:
• To increase the share of renewable energy in
the total energy supply to 20 – 25 % by 2020;
• To decrease in overall energy losses by 10 %
by 2020;
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Renewable energy law
• In January 11, 2007, the Parliament was approved a Renewable energy
law
• Feed-in tariffs (FIT) for renewable power sources
• Promotes, incentives and supports the production of energy from
renewable sources by regulating generation, transmission.
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Renewable energy utilization (2005-2015)
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Regional energy access by renewable energy
- Ensuring independence and reliability
power supply of the WES and AUES,
Durgun HPP (12 MW) had been constructed
and is supplying 35 % of total load in Western
Energy System;
- Solar-wind-diesel hybrid systems were built
in 13 rural soum centers,
- Ground source heat pump and solar
vacuum collector installed in UB areas,
- More than 100 small scale projects were
used (communication, street lighting, water
pumping, cooking, powered by radio relay
system),
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Taishir HPP (11 MW) had been constructed in
2011 and is supplying 40 % of total load in
Altai-Uliastai Energy System.
Off-grid PV-wind-diesel systems are
operating in 13 rural soum center;
Commissioned 11 small scale HPP in western
region operated in summer season;
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“100 000 solar home” national program
Started in 1999
• By 2000-2002 more than 5 000 SHS
distributed (supported by the Government)
• By 2003 over 11 170 SHS distributed
(partially supported by the Japanese grant
aid)
• By 2004 over 20 620 SHS distributed
(partially supported by the Chinese grant
aid);
• By 2008 40,400 SHS distributed
(supported by the Government);
Lighting (PV, WG)  100W hour / day 
Lighting - TV (PV, WG, PV+WG)  200W hour / day
Satellite - TV (PV, WG, PV+WG)  300W hour / day 
Herder’s electricity (PV, WG, PV+WG)  300W hour / day
(TV-television, PV-photovoltaic, WG –wind generator)
Completed in 2011
• By 2009-2011 some 25,000 SHS
distributed (partially supported by the World
Bank grant aid);
Totally 102,190 SHS were covered 70 %
of all nomadic families.
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Grid connected 50 MW wind power plant
Delivered energy and Curtailment 2014 to date [kWh]
6.6%
6.7%
2.2%
7.5%
4.7%
0.7%
0
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
May-14
Actual Delivery [кВтц]
Jun-14
4.1%
Jul-14
2.0%
Aug-14
4.0%
Sep-14
0.3%
13,968,966
30%
25%
20%
10%
9.2%
3.7%
35%
15%
14.5%
1.5%
5%
0.6%
0%
Oct-14
Nov-14
Curtailment by NDC [кВтц]
Salkhit wind power plant faces some initial difficult as following:
• Financial mechanism to promote renewable electricity,
• Tariff is expressed in US dollar, depend on foreign exchange,
• Electricity curtailment issues.
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12,043,284
162,351
10,980,684
296,275
10,755,624
164,316
8,087,046
350,680
8,575,182
59,134
7,359,396
Salkhit wind
power plant
commissioned
on July, 2013
2,000,000
29,515
7,905,876
4,000,000
9,558,120
6,000,000
535,832
10,192,182
8,000,000
228,387 719,007
7,952,538
10,000,000
12,526,932
12,000,000
1,290,231
1,743,637
454,521
12,228,612
643,106
828,033
13,606,098
14,000,000
14,968,536
96,551
16,000,000
Dec-14
Jan-15
Feb-15
Curtailment by NDC [%]…
Mar-15
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RENEWABLE ENERGY IN TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
RE percentage:
RE quantity:
2008
0.1%
4.9 million kWh
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2014
3.6%
192.3 million kWh
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• Conclusion
• To improve the legal environment by amending RE Law and create financial
mechanism to promotion renewable electricity, develop a new market design,
• To support renewable energy technology development by Government tax
initiatives,
• To construct 315 MW Egiin hydro power plant to independence and reliability in
Central Energy System,
• To construct renewable energy sources in Western Energy System (SREP),
• To adopt standards of renewable energy technology and develop renewable minigrid system,
• To promote Asian Super Grid or Gobitec Initiatives,
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MINISTRY OF ENERGY
Thank you for
your attention
Address: Khan-Uul district, Chinggis
avenue, Government building
Phone: + (976) 62 263057
Website: www.energy.gov.mn