Buuruljuut Power Plant


The Buuruljuut Power Plant is a coal-fired power station in Bayanjargalan District, Töv Province, Mongolia.

History

Feasibility study to construct the power plant was carried out in 2016–2020. Construction then started in 2022. The first unit of the power plant was commissioned on 5October2024 with an installed capacity of 150 MW. On 17November2024, a fire broke out on one of its coal conveyor. In December2024, the power plant was connected to the national grid of the country.
The second unit was commissioned in October2025, brining the total installed generation capacity of the plant to 300MW. It is expected to produce 2.4billion kWh of electricity annually.

Technical specifications

The power plant is a coal-fired plant which will have a full installed capacity of 600 MW from four generation units. Each generation unit is 150MW.

Finance

The power plant is constructed with a cost of MNT300 billion. It is developed and owned by Tsetsens Mining and Energy.