As Ulaanbaatar continues to account for over 60 percent of the country’s total energy consumption, efforts to support its energy infrastructure have made significant progress. In response to a projected 200 Megawatt (MW) capacity deficit for the winter of 2024-2025, the city successfully addressed the shortfall by commissioning the Buuruljuut power plant.
The 150 MW Buuruljuut facility, located in Bayanjargalan soum of Tuv aimag – approximately 120 kilometers southeast of Ulaanbaatar – was officially commissioned in October 2024 and connected to the central regional power grid in December 2024. The plant is part of a larger project to build a 600 MW power station in four units, based on the Buuruljuut brown coal deposit in the same region.
Unit I of the 150 MW plant has maintained an average daily load of 140 MW and delivered over 600 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity to the grid as of September 2025.
This development was made possible through a domestic market transaction, in which the capital city traded MNT 500 billion, allocating MNT 300 billion specifically for the Buuruljuut project. The investment marked a historic first for Ulaanbaatar in terms of domestic energy financing.
Officials have confirmed that the construction of Unit II, another 150 MW installation at the Buuruljuut site, is proceeding on schedule and is expected to be completed by December 5, 2025.

Published Date:2025-09-18