Overview
- Parliament-backed “100,000 solar homes” effort is operational in Ulaanbaatar’s Chingeltei district, where 68 households gained the right to feed surplus power to the grid under simplified, faster permitting.
- The program allows up to 20 kW household solar and battery systems to connect and sell electricity, with a local green “sandbox” planned within a month to streamline processes further.
- For Ulaanbaatar’s duujin transport project, the main steel cable has arrived at the customs area for inspection and clearance, with 18 pylons erected and two stations under construction before installation proceeds.
- New 2026 budget rates took effect on January 1, setting monthly social welfare pensions and allowances at 478,000₮ and 432,000₮, care allowances at 330,000₮ (484,000₮ for caregivers of severely disabled children), and minimum insurance pensions at 769,000₮ and 652,400₮.
- Forecasters warn of a very cold start to January with light snow in parts of the country, and a national forest inventory reports around 20% of forest area burned on average, more than 10% at risk of degradation, and roughly 40% affected by human activity over three decades.