The Thermal Power Plant No. 3 (Mongolian: Улаанбаатарын ДЦС-3) is a coal-fired cogeneration power station in Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The plant is responsible for 32% of Ulaanbaatar's heat and 16% of the central region's electricity.[1]
| Thermal Power Plant No. 3 | |
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| Official name | Улаанбаатарын ДЦС-3 |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Location | Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar |
| Coordinates | 47°53′45.8″N 106°51′50.7″E / 47.896056°N 106.864083°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1968 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cogeneration? | yes |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 198 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
History
editThe power station was commissioned in 1968.[2] In 2014, an additional 50 MW of generation capacity of the power station was commissioned.[3] In September 2024, Mongolia and Russia signed an agreement where the Russian company Inter RAO is expected to modernize and reconstruct the power station[4] for 1.3 billion euros.[5]
On 2 June 2025, a fire severely damaged the high-pressure turbine hall of the power station, disrupting nearly one-third of the city’s district heating and 13% of its electricity supply.[6]
Technical specifications
editThe power station has an installed generation capacity of 198 MW.[7] In 2023, the power station used a total of 9.4 million m3 of water to generate power.[8] It also acts as a district heating for Ulaanbaatar.[9] It has a heat supply capacity of 2,449 GJ/h and annual heat generation of 10,074 TJ in 2020.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Adiya, Amar (3 January 2025). "Energy Security and Mongolia's Achilles' Heel". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ T., Baljmaa (14 August 2019). "Energy industry's winter preparation 70 percent complete". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Erdenet thermal power plant expansion to finish within a year". Gogo Mongolia. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Eruygur, Burc (3 September 2024). "Russia, Mongolia agree to modernize Ulaanbaatar thermal power plant". AA. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ Adiya, Amar (3 January 2025). "Energy Security and Mongolia's Achilles' Heel". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ Adiya, Amar (8 June 2025). "Mongolia's Energy Wake-up Call". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ Badmaev, A G (2021). "Comparative analysis of renewable energy development in the Republic of Buryatia (Russia) and Mongolia". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ chagy5 (22 March 2024). "Thermal power station no. 4 named biggest water consumer in energy sector". UB Post. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar District Heating Renewable Heating Integration Study" (PDF). European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "Data Collection Survey for Low Carbonization/De-carbonization and Stabilization of Power System in Mongolia" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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