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Ulaanbaatar Tightens Winter Fuel Supply as Readiness Nears Completion and Thin Ice Risks Loom

City leaders ordered standard‑weight coal sacks to improve fair access to heating fuel ahead of a planned December switch to half‑coke briquettes.

Overview

  • Officials instructed Tavantolgoi to rebag household fuel so each sack weighs 25.5–26 kg, increased daily deliveries, and are using the Khotula app with card/QR verification to manage allocations.
  • Residents can buy three solid fuels—half‑coke briquettes, improved briquettes, and washed middling—with a full shift to half‑coke briquettes targeted for December.
  • Ulaanbaatar reports 95% completion of 750 winter‑preparedness measures as of October 31, including readiness across utilities and public services.
  • Hydrometeorological forecasters expect continuous river ice to form from late November into early December but warn thickness will likely be unsafe for people, animals, and vehicles.
  • Preliminary studies for the Tuul Water Complex are underway by KPIL, with plans to add 50–100 million cubic meters of annual surface‑water storage to bolster long‑term supply.