In the past few weeks, the state-owned main electricity provider in Ulaanbaatar announced a series of potential interruptions, citing insufficient power supply. These disruptions – which came alongside an increase in set-tariff prices on electricity and heating – were not welcomed by average Mongolians as winter peaks in the coldest capital city in the world. In 2023, Mongolia produced 77.7 percent of its electricity domestically, mainly (90 percent) through coal-fired thermal power plants, an
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