Taishir
Location: Gobi Altai
Operator: Energy Research and Development Center
Configuration: 3 X 3.45 MW, 1 X 650 kW Francis
Operation: 2008
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Sinohydro
Quick facts: This is the first significant hydroelectric plant in Mongolia and is located 50km northeast of Altai on the Zavkhan River at the border of Gobi Altai and Zabkhan aimags. In 1998, a consortium of Lahmeyer , IVO International, and MCS International completed a feasibility study for the power station. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development then commissioned Snowy Mountains Engineering Corp to provide analysis and design services for the plant (also known as Ulaanboom ), which has a 190m long RCC dam and a 340km transmission line. Construction got underway late in 2002 and the plant is expected online in 2008 after the reservoir fills. The total cost is expected to be $39mn, with funding from KFAED and a development fund in Abu Dhabi. Camco International  is in charge of securing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) status for Taishir, which is expected to produce about 37 GWh/yr.

Photograph courtesy of Energy Research and Development Center
Posted 13 Feb 2008