The Cabinet has approved a project entitled  the ‘Songino-Gobi’ to provide people living in the Gobi region with purified technical and industrial water. Each day, 200 thousand meter cubic of water from the Wastewater Treatment Plant will be purified to the required standards.

The project is aimed at preventing shortage in the region's groundwater resources, saving water resources, and re-using greywater for industrial purposes.

One immediate industrial application is coal washing at the Tavan Tolgoi mining complex, prior to it being exported to China. By washing the coal it is possible to make a profit of up to USD 60 per tonne.

As a preliminary estimation, through washing and exporting coal from Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit, it is possible to make a profit of up to USD 50-60 per tonne. Subsequently, it is estimated that over USD 2 billion revenue a year can be generated.

Published Date:2018-06-28