Mogoin gol power station

The Mogoin gol power station is a $US110 million 60 megawatt coal-fired power station which is currently under construction. The power station is scheduled to be commissioned by early 2012. The power station is a Build, Own Transfer project which is being financed by private companies.

In December 2009 the Yuanda Group and New Asia Mining Group announced that they had signed a contract with the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mongolia to construct a 2 x 30 megawatt power station near the Mogoin gol coal mine in northwestern Hovsgol Province. The Chinese company, CMEC Corporation, is a contractor for the construction work.

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