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Mongolia’s solar opportunity

About 25% of Mongolia’s total energy consumption today comes from Russian and Chinese imports. As the country’s economy and population expand, energy demand is growing by 15% to 20% per year, leading to shortages. Momentum in the country’s small but growing renewable energy sector is driven by efforts to diversify its coal-based energy mix and tap export opportunities in neighboring China.

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pv magazine

11 May 2026

Rows of solar panels and an electrical substation surrounded by a desert landscape.

The Gegeen solar plant in Mongolia’s Dornogobi province highlights the country’s vast solar potential.

Mongolia has started investigating the potential of its vast untapped renewable energy resources, to cope with its energy demand growth rate of around 15% to 20% per year. Researchers in the United States calculate the solar power potential of the Mongolian Gobi region to be 1,500 GW, as well as 1,100 GW of wind power …

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