Developer Clean Energy Asia’s Tsetsii windfarm in Umnugobi province in the Gobi desert came online on 6 October and is able to supply 5 per cent of Mongolia’s power demand. This week the country held a groundbreaking ceremony for the next wind project in its planned tranche, Engie’s 55 MW Sainshand plant, which is located … Continue reading Wind energy in Mongolia: wind farm the first in a planned 8 GW
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Order for Mongolia’s largest wind farm underlines Vestas’ experience
Mongolia has an ambitious target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and with extensive wind resources, the renewable energy sector is growing fast. Sainshand Wind Park at Sainshand Soum in the Dornogobi Province is set be Mongolia’s third and largest wind park, and the second one featuring Vestas turbines. Sainshand will feature 25 V110-2.0 MW … Continue reading Order for Mongolia’s largest wind farm underlines Vestas’ experience
Continue readingEngie to build Mongolia’s wind farm
ENGIE will build and operate the Sainshand wind farm in Mongolia, its first renewable project in the country, located in the Gobi desert. This project, which is the third privately financed farm in Mongolia, will support the government’s objective to evolve towards a greener economy and a better environment. A USD 120 million project financing … Continue reading Engie to build Mongolia’s wind farm
Continue readingWind energy in Mongolia: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
The order for 25 Vestas V110-2.0 MW wind turbines is for the country’s second wind power project. The order for the 50 MW Tsetsii wind park, located in the Gobi desert in southern Mongolia, was placed by Clean Energy Asia LLC – a joint venture between SB Energy Corp. (Japan) and Newcom LLC (Mongolia) as … Continue reading Wind energy in Mongolia: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia: Ferrostaal to develop 54 MW wind farm
Ferrostaal Industrial Projects has secured a contract to develop 54 MW Sainshand Wind Farm in Mongolia. The construction of the plant is expected to begin from next month onwards at a cost of $115 million approximately. Once the farm is completed in 2016, it will be the largest one in the country with nearly … Continue reading Wind power in Mongolia: Ferrostaal to develop 54 MW wind farm
Continue readingMongolia’s wind energy
With demand for electricity on the rise, and a national drive to boost renewable power production gathering strength, investor interest in Mongolia’s fledgling wind energy industry looks set to grow. The government aims for renewable sources to account for at least 20 percent of power generation capacity by 2020, up from three percent today. It … Continue reading Mongolia’s wind energy
Continue readingWind energy in Mongolia: Ferrostaal Joins 52 MW Wind Farm Project
Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH, a project developer facilitating worldwide investments, is taking a majority stake in the ‘Sainshand’ wind farm project in Mongolia. With 190 GWh of electricity every year, ‘Sainshand’ will be the largest wind park in Mongolia. The investment in the project amounts to approximately 120 million US dollars and is intended to … Continue reading Wind energy in Mongolia: Ferrostaal Joins 52 MW Wind Farm Project
Continue readingSupreme Group Wins Site Services Contract for Mongolia
Supreme Group, a global leader in the provision of end to end supply chain solutions in challenging environments around the world, has been awarded a twelve-month contract to provide catering, cleaning, laundry and security services for Mongolia’s first wind farm project. The contract was awarded by Clean Energy, a joint venture among Newcom Group, General … Continue reading Supreme Group Wins Site Services Contract for Mongolia
Continue readingMongolian Minister of Energy Officially Opens Country
Mongolia’s first wind farm has been officially opened by the Mongolian Minister for Energy. SgurrEnergy has provided a range of technical advisory services to support client, Clean Energy LLC, since 2011, taking the project from initial concept stages, through to energy generation Mongolia
Continue readingMongolia builds first wind farm
Mongolia on Thursday opened its first wind farm, a landmark $122 million project that aims to shift the country’s reliance on coal and tackle the pollution choking its capital Ulan Bator. A total of 31 wind turbines have been erected at the facility, which are expected to power five percent of electricity needs in a … Continue reading Mongolia builds first wind farm
Continue readingMongolia opens 50 MW wind farm using 31 wind turbines from General Electric
Mongolia has set a target to get 20 per cent to 25 per cent of its energy from renewables by 2020, up from less than 2 per cent currently. Coal supplies about 80 per cent of the nation’s energy. Mongolia is scheduled to start operations at its first wind farm this month, a $122 million … Continue reading Mongolia opens 50 MW wind farm using 31 wind turbines from General Electric
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Softbank Plans to Develop Wind Power in Mongolia
Softbank Corp. (9984), the Japanese mobile phone company planning to invest $20 billion in Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), plans to develop wind farm projects in Mongolia. SB Energy Corp., Softbank’s clean energy unit, will set up a venture with Mongolia’s Newcom LLC as early as this month to conduct feasibility studies on wind power generation. … Continue reading Softbank Plans to Develop Wind Power in Mongolia
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Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders
Thanks to the National 100,000 Solar Ger Electrification Program, over half a million men, women and children, covering half the rural population of Mongolia and 70 percent of herders, now have access to modern electricity. A new market for electronic appliances is helping boost the rural economy About a quarter of Mongolia’s 2.8 million people … Continue reading Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders
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Wind power in Mongolia: Mott MacDonald supports financing of US$100 million wind farm
Construction is underway on Mongolia’s first wind power scheme which is being developed at Salkhit Uul, 75km from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Mott MacDonald supported the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and FMO as lender’s technical advisor on the scheme which is being developed by Newcom LLC, a Mongolian investment company. The US$100 million onshore … Continue reading Wind power in Mongolia: Mott MacDonald supports financing of US$100 million wind farm
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia: Loan for Wind Farm
The 50-megawatt Salkhit wind farm will be built southeast of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and it’s expected to start working later this year, according to an e-mailed statement today from Norton Rose LLP that advised on the financing. It’s expected to supply 5 percent of the country’s electricity. The wind power project is being developed … Continue reading Wind power in Mongolia: Loan for Wind Farm
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia: SgurrEnergy Supports First Wind Farm
The $100m (USD) Salkhit wind energy project, comprising 31 GE wind turbines, will generate 50 MW of wind power to the Mongolian grid.
Continue readingRenewable energy outpacing the installed nuclear power capacity
In 2010, for the first time, installed capacity of wind energy (197 gigawatts), biomass (65 GW), and solar power (43 GW) reached 385 GW, outpacing the installed nuclear power capacity of 375 GW prior to Fukushima.
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