Once operational, the new Sainshand Wind Farm will make a significant contribution to reducing Mongolia’s carbon emissions and cater for an expected increase in power demand across the country. The scheme will significantly enlarge Mongolia’s renewable energy capacity and help the government to achieve the goal of renewable energy accounting for 20 per cent of all power by 2020, and 30 per cent by 2030.

The Sainshand Wind Farm is the third privately financed facility of its kind in Mongolia, will receive a USD 120 million project financing package from a group of international investors and financiers.

Located 460 km south-east of Ulaanbaatar in the Gobi Desert, the Sainshand Salkhin Park LLC is sponsored by French energy leader ENGIE, German project developer Ferrostaal, the Danish Climate Investment Fund (DCIF) and Mongolian entrepreneur, Radnaabazar Davaanyam, with long-term financing provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).