Strategic Heating Plan for Mongolia: Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in Heating Systems

IRENA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia, held a workshop on 29 August 2023 in Ulaanbaatar. The workshop was a platform to launch the publication, “Strategic Heating Plan for Mongolia: Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in Heating Systems”, which is a techno-economic assessment on developing renewable energy-based heating systems in Mongolia.

Geothermal energy, in combination with other locally available renewable and waste energy sources, can contribute to the achievement of Mongolia’s clean heating and climate objectives. District heating systems are a key infrastructure that can enable the deployment of renewables such as geothermal energy – which are usually distributed across cities – in the decarbonisation of the heating sector. Mongolia has a high penetration of district heating systems, which account for about 55% of the heat supplied in Ulaanbaatar. It also has a significant renewable energy resource which can be deployed in the heating sector.

Building on the findings and recommendations of the Strategic Heating Plan for Mongolia, the workshop in Ulaanbaatar on the 29th August aimed to stimulate discussions on the measures that Mongolia could next implement towards the realisation of cost-efficient renewable dominated district heating systems.