Mongolia And Coal: The Country's Potential And Regional Energy Demand

By Leo Liu:Electricity demand in Mongolia - major driver from world-class mineral depositsThe dramatic and continuing rise in Mongolia's energy demand is being driven by the rapid development of the country's mining based economy. During the period of 2007‐2011, electricity consumption in Mongolia increased on an average of 6% per year. However, the Ministry of Mineral Resource of Mongolia estimates that overall electricity demand is expected to grow at 14% in the future.

Jon Springer submits:Mongolia is a country with 3.1 million people under a parliamentary government sandwiched geographically between Russia and China. Its large resources underground, along with changes in its political climate, are making it the next hot country to invest in. There are major resource finds of coal and copper, as well as known deposits of gold, oil, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin and tungsten.

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