Power plant’s turbine generator of Dalanzadgad, Umnugobi aimag has been broken down on December 18, 2011 and power plant has been stopped on January 10, officials informed from Dalanzadgad city.

Coal stone content has been influenced to generator’s fault. Local administration has been invested USD3.9 million to construction of power plant extension in 2011 but power plant has had breakage during its test.

Now diesel stations generate only heating in the city in limited schedule. Hospitals and communication organizations have electricity and households could have it from mid night to 7 am.

Managing officials of the aimag have sent their request to the Government and State Emergency Commission that five soums have difficulty on electricity and heating due to power plant stop. Besides, Trade Union of Umnugobi aimag organized a meeting among managing officials of power plant and residents who demanded urgent connection of 110 kilo watt line between Tsogttsetsii and Dalanzadgad viewing the best way to decide current situation. A power plant will start to work in Tsogttsetsii soum in September. Also they demanded Mineral Resources and Energy Minister D.Zorigt and Chief of Dalanzadgad power plant Ts.Bayarbaatar to promptly decide power plant fault.

Power plant of Dalanzadgad has been built by South Korean Hyundai Engineering in USD9.3 million of soft loan from South Korea. The Government has accepted it on October 26, 2000.