Overview

• Ulaanbaatar began retail sales of imported half‑coke at more than 330 points, with officials citing an Academy‑backed estimate of a 28% cut in coal‑sourced emissions and a potential 40–45% drop in overall pollution if widely adopted.
• City and company officials said about 12,000 tons are already bagged, October procurement targets 62,000 tons, monthly imports are planned at 50,000–60,000 tons, and pricing is set at 5,000 MNT per 25 kg sack or 200,000 MNT per ton.
• A Tavantolgoi Tulsh laboratory lead said the briquettes’ heat value will not melt stove grates and they burn longer than middling briquettes, as regulators keep ger‑area night‑time power tariff discounts in place through December 31, 2025.
• Following a Cabinet order, coal and rail documents were posted on Erdenes Tavantolgoi’s website; Bodi International responded that its contracts were declassified in 2022 and denied any illicit activity.
• Sixty‑seven MPs submitted a letter seeking Speaker D. Amarbayasgalan’s removal over coal‑related allegations, while the Prime Minister met unions, tasked a working group on health‑sector pay, and asked Finance to map phased teacher raises toward 3.5 million MNT by 2028.