Darkhan Thermal Power Plant


The Darkhan Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired cogeneration power station in Darkhan City, Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia.

History

The construction of the power plant started in 1963. It was then commissioned on 2 October 1965. In 2012, the plant underwent overhaul works on its turbines. In 2019, a 35 MW generator was further added to the plant.

Technical specifications

Upon its first commissioning, the power plant consists of four generation units with a total of 48 MW installed generation capacity. Currently the power plant has a total installed generation capacity of 83 MW. It generated 261 GWh of electricity in 2010.
It also acts as a district heating for Darkhan City. It has a heat supply capacity of 1,675 GJ/h and annual heat generation of 2,440,000 GJ in 2020.

Fuel

The power plant receives coal for its fuel from Ulaan Ovoo coal mine in Tüshig District, Selenge Province.

Finance

The electricity production cost from the plant is 20.01 per kWh and sold for ₮28.05. The heat production cost from the plant is ₮4,073.3 per Gcal and sold for ₮1,393.8.