H. Nyambaatar: Households will be given a choice of gas or electric heaters, and MNT 100,000 will be reduced from bills every month

During its regular session on March 19, 2025, the Cabinet of Mongolia approved a resolution to reduce air pollution in Ulaanbaatar City. In this regard, a resolution has been approved to switch 50,000 households to gas. If households voluntarily refuse solid fuel and switch to gas fuel, they will be provided with gas stoves for heating. A subsidy of MNT100,000 will be provided to households that converted to gas.

As of today, more than 200,000 households in the capital use solid fuel. Also, about 2,500 households and enterprisers use low-pressure boilers for heating. There are also 804,000 cars on the road. Sources such as power plants are also polluting the air.

A study by the international organization JICA shows that more than 50 percent of smoke coming from chimneys of households in ger districts. All ministries are responsible for reducing air pollution. Therefore, this resolution stipulates that ministries are responsible for reducing household heat loss in ger districts, each being assigned a certain area.

Annual gas consumption in Mongolia is 46 thousand tons. It is estimated that by switching 32-50 thousand households to gas, the consumption will increase to 100 thousand tons. The Governor of the Capital City said that a draft agreement on cooperation with gas-importing enterprises is being formulated.

MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ULAANBAATAR CITY