Construction work of first wind power station in Mongolia is going on in about 70 kilometers far from the capital city.
The researchers determined that wind resources in Mongolia are adequate for energy producing equal to production of seven nuclear power stations. This means that wind energy resources of the country are capable to provide not only domestic energy consumption but also be exported to our neighbor or China also other Asian countries.
In recent years, energy consumption of the country is increased swiftly due to its intensive development. It is most important for Mongolia to get larger energy sources based on huge resources of wind flow. That is why Mongolians pay a great attention to implementation of first ever wind farm project in Mongolia.
The wind farm being created in the central part of the country or at the Salkhit Mountain in the territory of Central aimag's Sergelen soum will completely go into operation in 2013. The station has a capacity to produce 68.5 million kwt of electric energy or provide 100.000 households with electricity for a year.
Wind power station's feasibility study, construction and installation work plan, wind flow evaluation, as well as management activities are being implemented jointly by Mongolian company- Newcom group, famous “General Electric”, also “Clean Energy” company with joint investment of the European bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Netherlands Development Finance Corporation. It is required totally MNT160.2 billion for carrying out wind farm construction work. The project will be financed by the above mentioned companies and banks.
Currently, there were erected 11 pieces of turbo-generators and every wind fan's height is 120 meters or equal to 30-storey building. Wind station gives opportunity to save 1,6 million tonnes of pure water, 150 thousand tonnes of coal. In addition, it is estimated that as a result of construction of wind farm we can avoid each year emission of 180 thousand tonnes of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.