J.Ganbaatar: Fuel supply is normal and increase in domestic consumption caused shortage www.gogo.mn
Sh.Adishaa, Member of Parliament: How to solve the shortage of fuel? The government should grant special permits for fuel import to citizens and enterprises. The government will solve this problem by working in many ways to get rid of the shortage of fuel.
J.Ganbaatar, Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry: Fuel supply from Russia is running normally. Between 1-25 November, 102 thousand tons of fuel were imported which is 45 thousand tons more than last year. Mongolia consumes 3000 wagons of fuel per month. It is still being supplied in excess of this amount.
Domestic consumption increased due to increased exports of mining products. Four Mongolian companies are supplying winter fuel from Russia. For example, coal exports currently reach 62 million tons. This means that the consumption of diesel fuel has increased dramatically.
As a result of reserving 140,000 tons of fuel last August and September, the 20-day supply shortage has been resolved. The decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on the establishment of fuel restrictions was suddenly issued on September 21, and the situation hasn't been normal since.
The most important requirement for fuel import licensing is safety. The government is working on getting fuel used in the mining industry from China, not only from Russia. China itself is a fuel importing country, and it is unable to supply as much as we want.
Published Date:2023-12-04