Mongolia To Enhance Renewable Energy Development

ULAN BATOR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Mongolia is planning to enhance energy development particularly wind and other renewable sources of energy to meet growing energy demand, a senior Mongolian official said Wednesday.

Mongolian Energy Minister Mishig Sonompil made the remarks while elaborating the country's recent and future energy development strategy at a press conference, Xinhua news agency reported.

Sonompil said that in the near future, the government would expand current power generation capacity in the capital city and build several new power plants to meet domestic electricity demand.

He said Mongolia also intends to diversify its energy sources and export electricity to China and Russia.

According to reports, over 90 percent of Mongolia's electricity is made from thermal power.

-- BERNAMA

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