Mongolia Energy Storage New Energy

[Photo/Xinhua] HOHHOT -- Inner Mongolia Energy Group has started constructing a large-scale new energy storage power station in the Ulan Buh Desert, the eighth-largest in China, to better harness new energy power for grid connection.

Currently the energy system of Mongolia is largely dependent on coal, and combined heat and power plants (CHPs) are the major energy supply for both power and heating. Mongolia lacks access to moderately priced liquid fuels and natural gas, which are mainly imported from Russia.

Mongolia also recognises electricity as the main source driving economic development and addresses the need to generate and distribute more power in terms of greater volume, density, and reliability. The increase of energy demand puts pressure on the government to take energy conservation seriously.

Energy security and sustainable development are the two major challenges in Mongolia. Accelerating renewable energy penetration by increasing both the share of renewables in the energy mix and their capacity factors is vital for Mongolia to develop sustainable energy infrastructure and achieve energy independence.

According to the energy bureau in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in addition to the economic benefit of producing green electricity, the new energy storage power station built in the Ulan Buh Desert hinterland with photovoltaic power generating facilities has ecological and social benefits for combatting desertification.

Mongolia has abundant natural and mineral resources. To efficiently meet most of its daily energy needs these resources need to be properly developed and managed. Its energy policy aims to ensure access of its citizens to modern energy services developed on the basis of its important and high potential renewable energy sources.