The project on introducing liquefied combustible gas for heating in entities and organizations is to be implemented with aims to resolve heating issue for remote schools and kindergartens.

“With the introduction of gas heating in School no.129 and Kindergarten no.214 of Songinokhairkhan district in the capital city last year, the educational institutions were able to reduce their running costs for heating from MNT 98.2 million to MNT 93.8 million. If the project is implemented, it is possible for the heating cost to be reduced by up to 50 percent,” the officials reported.

A joint company of the state and the private sector is planned to be specifically established, which will be in charge of the project implementation. In the framework of the project, gas heating will be used for a total of 60-80 structures, with the introduction of the solution in 21 structures this year.

Previous studies showed that the air pollutant emissions from ger districts and low pressure boilers used by entities and organizations made up 80 percent of the total air pollution in the capital city, whereas those from vehicles stood at 10 percent, heating plants at 5-6 percent, and ash pond and road dust at 5 percent.

With the ban on raw coal consumption in Ulaanbaatar city from May 15, 2019, the amount of air pollution was able to be reduced by 50 percent in the winter of 2019-2020. For this year, it is planned to further reduce air pollution by up to 80 percent by replacing low-pressure boilers with advanced technological equipment. In order to implement the work, the state will provide support for the private sector. As a result, there will also be more job opportunities for citizens, highlighted Chairman of the Citizens’ Representative Khural of the Capital City R.Dagva.