Electricity
Electricity is estimated to reach 80 percent of the population. Of the electricity consumed, 80 percent originates from coal, four percent from diesel, three percent from renewables, mainly hydropower, and 13 percent imported from the Russian Federation.
Maintenance and consolidation of the grid remains a challenge. A fifth power plant is under consideration for the Ulaanbaatar area, although a concession agreement has yet to be concluded.
|
Unit |
Value |
Year |
Comment |
Mining (day) |
USD |
0.07 |
2018 |
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Mining (evening) |
USD |
0.13 |
2018 |
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
Mining (night) |
USD |
0.03 |
2018 |
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
Industry (day) |
USD |
0.06 |
2018 |
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Industry (evening) |
USD |
0.10 |
2018 |
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
Industry (night) |
USD |
0.04 |
2018 |
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
Water
Water is essentially supplied in urban areas. Water prices are below.
|
Unit |
Value |
Year |
Comment |
Water for wool and leather processing |
USD |
0.52 |
2018 |
Per m3 |
Water for beverages |
USD |
0.67 |
2018 |
Per m3 |
Water for industry and offices |
USD |
0.39 |
2018 |
Per m3 |
Telecommunications
As of the 2018 the four major Mobile operators – Mobicom, Unitel, Skytel and G-Mobile reported more than 5 million registered users in total.
Most players have worked to expand their coverage of rural areas with 2G service, in order to ensure that the country’s substantial rural population has access to telecoms services. Despite these issues, operators have continued to invest in new technology in Mongolia. Indeed, expanding 3G and 4G (LTE) services is regarding as the most promising means of boosting ARPUs in the coming years. Smart phones and, consequently, data service; have become increasingly popular throughout Mongolia in the past two or three years, with the growth largely focused in urban areas.
While the number of internet users in Mongolia has risen quickly in recent year, many Mongolians have yet buy into segment. The installation of the fibre-optic cable network started in 2002, with 17.000 km of high-speed fibre and transmission facilities covering 279 soums (districts) and 21 aimags (provinces) already deployed. As a result of these efforts, 90% of soums now have access to broadband internet, as well as public and private e-services.
|
Unit |
Value |
Year |
Comment |
Mobicom |
USD |
0.4 |
2018 |
Postpaid tariff per minute |
Skytel |
USD |
0. |
2018 |
Postpaid tariff per minute |
Unitel |
USD |
0.39 |
2018 |
Postpaid tariff per minute |
G-Mobile |
USD |
|
2018 |
Postpaid tariff per minute |