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Mongolia

With a power score of 1.69, Mongolia ranks number 76 among Emerging Markets and number 19 in the Asia-Pacific region

Power score

1.69/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

45
2021
50
2022
46
2023
76
2024

Overview

Mongolia has a power score of 1.69, which puts it at rank 76 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Mongolia has dropped in the power rankings by 30 places, from rank 46, to rank 76.

At 1.69, the power score of Mongolia is worse than than the regional average of 1.94 in the Asia-Pacific region and puts it at rank 19 in the region.

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Mongolia

Power

Power policy

Mongolia implements policies in 6/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Feed-in tariff, Net metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives, and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Mongolia has dropped from 50.73 USD/MWh in 2022 to 47.50 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Mongolia has fluctuated between 47.50 USD/MWh (2023) and 58.36 USD/MWh (2017).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Mongolia in 2023 was in Coal at 84.32%, up from 84.1% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Small-scale PV - residential at 0.73%, up from 0.07% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

2000200520102015202005001K1.5K MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Mongolia in 2023 was in Coal at 90.29%, down from 90.56% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 2.06%, up from 1.95% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Mongolia was around $ million in 2023, a decrease of 100% from 2022 ($3.60 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2018 at $172.84 million, while the lowest was in 2022 with $3.60 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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