According to the office of the provincial governor, the construction of the 20 megawatts solar power plant will begin in the second half of this year. The project will be completed by the third quarter of 2019.

The project will reduce carbon emissions by around 25,000 tons and save up to 355 million liters of water annually.

Mongolia enjoys more than 250 days of sunshine a year. Meanwhile, the country's renewable capacity nearly doubled last year, reaching 155 MW, the Ministry of Energy said.

The Japanese electronics producer installed Mongolia's first large solar power plant, with a capacity of 10 MW, in the province in January 2017. The country's second wind farm, the 50 MW Tsetsii Wind Farm, also opened in October of last year.

Mongolia seeks to provide sufficient heat and electricity for its population, especially in rural areas, and renewable energy projects are seen as a possible solution.