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Solar in Mongolia: Mongolia takes tentative steps with large-scale solar power plants, but the vast country of steppes and deserts is already the king of distributed solar power.

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pv magazine

04 Oct 2017

Small distributed solar systems such as these allow nomadic Mongolians to keep in touch with buyers, and to power freezers to preserve products while grazing their animals in remote regions.

Around a third of Mongolians maintain the traditional nomadic lifestyle, living in small family units in round tents – or gers – with their herds of goats, sheep, camels, and horses, far away from settled areas and totally independent of the power grid. Yet, despite their geographic isolation, Mongolia’s herders are not necessarily cut off …

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