World’s Coldest Capital Endures Electricity Interruptions as Mongolia Tackles Energy Insecurity

Previously few weeks, the state-owned major electrical energy supplier in Ulaanbaatar introduced a collection of potential interruptions, citing inadequate energy provide. These disruptions – which got here alongside an enhance in set-tariff costs on electrical energy and heating – had been not welcomed by common Mongolians as winter peaks within the coldest capital metropolis on this planet. In 2023, Mongolia produced 77.7 p.c of its electrical energy domestically, primarily (90 p.c) by coal-fired thermal energy crops, and imported the remaining 22.3 p.c of electrical energy from Russia.