Over 160,000 km2 of windy land areas have been estimated
to have good-to-excellent wind resource potential.
The amount of windy land is about 10% of the total
land area (1,565,000 km2) of Mongolia. This amount
of windy land, using conservative assumptions that
result in about 7 MW of capacity per km2, could
support over 1,100,000 MW of installed capacity,
and potentially deliver over 2.5 trillion kWh per
year.
All of the aimags (regions) have at least 6,000
MW of wind potential. Thirteen aimags have at least
20,000 MW of wind potential with 9 aimags having
greater than 50,000 MW of potential. Umnugovi aimag
alone is estimated to have over 300,000 MW of potential.
Additional studies are required to more accurately
assess the wind electric potential, considering
factors such as the existing grid and accessibility.
If additional areas with moderate wind resource
potential (or good for rural-power applications)
are considered, the estimated total windy land area
increases to more than 620,000 km2, or almost 40%
of the total land area of Mongolia. This amount
of windy land could support over 4,300,000 MW of
installed capacity and potentially deliver over
8 trillion kWh per year. There are 15 aimags with
at least 50,000 MW, 12 aimags with at least 100,000
MW, and 9 aimags with at least 200,000 MW of wind
potential.
