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Mongolia had a total primary energy supply (TPES) of 6.66 Mtoe in 2019. Electricity consumption was 7.71 TWh. Mongolia is a big producer of coal, which is mostly exported.{{cite web | title=Mongolia and coal | website=SourceWatch | date=2018-01-04 | url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mongolia_and_coal | access-date=2018-01-04}} Domestic consumption of coal accounts for about 70% of Mongolia's primary energy and makes up most of the electricity generation, accounting for about 87% of the domestic electricity production in 2019.{{cite web|title=Mongolia|url=https://www.iea.org/countries/mongolia|website=www.iea.org|publisher=International Energy Agency (IEA)|access-date=18 February 2022}}

Electricity generation

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In 2010, the total amount of electricity produced by all types of power plant in Mongolia are 4,256.1 GWh (thermal power), 31 GWh (hydroelectric), 13.2 GWh (diesel) and 0.6 GWh (solar and wind).{{Cite web |url=http://jref.or.jp/images/pdf/20120309/9March_REvision2012_keynote_tsagaan.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033742/http://jref.or.jp/images/pdf/20120309/9March_REvision2012_keynote_tsagaan.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 2012, coal was used to generate 98% of the electricity in Mongolia.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcoal.org/resources/coal-statistics/|title=Coal Facts | WCA | World Coal Association|publisher=Worldcoal.org|access-date=2014-04-21|archive-date=2012-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214224228/http://www.worldcoal.org/resources/coal-statistics/|url-status=dead}}

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! colspan="5" align="center" |Electricity generation by power source (GWh)[https://www.jcm.go.jp/mn-jp/methodologies/44 "Installation of Solar PV System (annex)"], The Joint Crediting Mechanism, 29 September 2016.

Year

|Coal

|Oil

|Hydro

|Wind

2015

|4670

|10

|70

|150

2014

|4510

|10

|60

|120

2013

|4280

|10

|60

|50

= Coal power =

Coal-fired power stations are the dominant type of electricity generation in Mongolia and may also supply heat. There are 7 currently active power stations.

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!List

!Constructed in

!Defunct

!Electrical capacity (MW)

!Thermal capacity(Gcal/year)

Ulaanbaatar Thermal Power Plant 1

|1934

|1988

|

|

Ulaanbaatar Thermal Power Plant 2

|1961

| -

|24

|55

Ulaanbaatar Thermal Power Plant 3

|1968

| -

|186

|585

Ulaanbaatar Thermal Power Plant 4

|1983

| -

|700

|1373

Baganuur Thermal Plant

|1980

| -

| -

|300

Erdenet Thermal Power Plant

|1987

| -

|28.8

|302.5

Dalanzadgad Thermal Power Plant

|2000

| -

|

|

Darkhan Thermal Power Plant

|1965

| -

|48

|1196

Amgalan Thermal Power Plant

|2015

| -

|348

|

Dornod Thermal Power Plant

|1970

|

|36

|

= Renewable energy =

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In 2018, 7% of Mongolia's electricity came from renewable power sources, mainly wind power.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.mongolia-properties.com/a-ray-of-hope-mongolia-burgeoning-solar-power-industry|title=A Ray of Hope: Mongolia's Burgeoning Solar Power Industry|last=Kitchell|first=Leo|website=blog.mongolia-properties.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-11}} Mongolia has very sunny weather with average insolation above 1,500 W/m2 in most of the country, making solar power highly available.

In 2017, Mongolia commissioned the 10 MW Darkhan Solar Power Plant in Darkhan-Uul Province, the first photovoltaic power station in the country.{{cite web|url=https://akipress.com/news:587901:Mongolia_opens_first_solar_power_plant/|title=Mongolia opens first solar power plant|website=AKIpress|access-date=19 December 2024}} 247 MW of solar power plants have been approved for construction. Guaranteed power purchase agreements and favorable tariff structures promote further growth of the industry.

Electricity consumption

In 2018, much of Mongolia's electricity consumption was driven by industry and construction.

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|+Mongolian Energy Consumption by Sector{{Cite web|url=https://eneken.ieej.or.jp/data/8044.pdf|title=Energy Sector of Mongolia: Country Report|last=Jamsran|first=Janarbaatar|date=August 2018|website=The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan|access-date=December 4, 2019}}

!Sector

!Electricity Consumption (%)

Industry & Construction

|47

Transport & Communication

|3

Agriculture

|1

Household & Communal Housing

|18

Others

|7

Transmission & Distribution Losses

|12

Station Usage

|12

Export

|0

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