ULAANBAATAR HOSTS ENERGY CHAPTER FORUM

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Ulaanbaatar Energy Chapter Forum discussed Thursday issues regarding developing a renewable energy across Gobitec and Asian Super Grid in Northeast Asia. Opening the event, co-organized by Energy Charter Secretariat and Mongolia’s Energy Ministry, the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, Energy Minister M.Sonompil, and Energy Charter Secretary-General Urban Rusnak addressed the gathered including representatives of China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. Amid the forum, panels were held under themes such as ‘Why and how to attract large scale investments in wind and solar projects in the Gobi desert?’, ‘Cross-border regional cooperation to develop Asian Super Grid’, ‘Role of international organizations in supporting Gobitec and Asian Super Grid initiatives’, at which participant discussed the Gobitec initiative targeted at boosting production of clean energy from renewable, the Asian Super Grid initiative aimed at connecting the countries in Northeast Asia and the international renewable energy community. Closing remarks were made by Mr Tomas Kåberger, Executive Board Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation and Mr Davaadorj, Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy of Mongolia. The event was ended with a gala dinner hosted by Energy Minister M.Sonompil. The Gobitec project investigates the possibility of energy cooperation in Northeast Asia based on concentrated solar power plants in the desert areas of the Gobi desert, in Mongolia and, even more favorably, in China, as the desert, shared by Mongolia and China, is estimated to be the third largest potential source of solar energy in the world and also blessed with steady, strong wind speeds making it ideal for both technologies.