Central Asia is mainly known for its abundant hydrocarbon reserves – but some countries in the region are already turning their attention to wind resources to produce cleaner, renewable energy.
One year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered nuclear disaster in Fukushima – and a nuclear rethink in Tokyo – a Japanese renewables advisory group has come up with a radical plan that would allow the country to import electricity from neighbouring countries.
The $100 million wind energy project will be located 70 kilometers southeast of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, and is set to open in 2012. Mongolia’s electricity demand is expected to double in the next 15 years. Salkhit Wind Farm, powered by General Electric’s 1.6 MW wind turbines, will generate 5% of Mongolia’s electricity.
