Mongolia, UNDP explore ways to promote renewable energy
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E-mail Xinhua, November 8, 2012
The Mongolian government and the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) on Thursday discussed ways to promote renewable energy use.
At a meeting, D. Dorjpurev, Mongolia's deputy energy minister, said energy demands have been rising in the country because of the rapid economic development.
The Mongolian government now needs to work harder on building more power plants, promoting renewable energy use, and improving energy efficiency, he said.
Mongolia has plenty of renewable energy resources and the government has outlined a national program to promote renewable energy production which stipulates that at least 20 percent of all energy consumed should come from renewable energy by 2020, Dorjpurev said.
In recent years, Mongolia has intensified its efforts to develop renewable energy.
A wind farm with a power generating capacity of 50 MW is currently being installed in the central Tuv province. The project is expected to be commissioned within 2012.
Meanwhile, the country has planned to build a number of solar, wind and hydro power stations before 2020.
Thomas Eriksson, UNDP's deputy resident representative in Mongolia, said years of efforts on human development have helped Mongolia to become a middle-income country and a country with medium human development index.
He warned the country of serious vulnerability to climate change and the pressure to its ecosystem, saying that Mongolia needs to significantly increase the share of renewable energy in energy consumption, which is only 3.2 percent at current level.
At the meeting, the UNDP official also urged efforts to improve the lives of millions of poor people in the country and provide them with access to clean energy. Endi
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