Those harsh Siberian winds may actually do the people of Mongolia some good this year, once the new wind farm at Salkhit goes into operation.

One of the main objectives of the Fresh Air program funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is to introduce wind energy technology. The program would make improvements to Nalaikh's sub-station to allow it to receive wind energy. The energy would next be transferred to a plant at Sergelen Soum in Tuv Aimag to produce electricity.

The project planners expect the wind power station and its 31 windmills to be finished by the end of this year. The Salkhit wind farm is led by Mongolia's Newcom Group and U.S. General Electric Company (GE). GE will supply the power station turbines, while Australia's Leighton Asia will assemble them. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Netherlands FMO will handle the financing of the project.

Source: Zuunii medee