Mongolia Adopts Energy Certificate Procedure for Buildings

Strategic Insights -

Mongolia's Council of Ministers of Construction and Urban Development has agreed to implement a new procedure for issuing energy certificates for buildings and structures. This move is expected to create essential conditions for evaluating and setting criteria for green building, energy-efficient, and passive building evaluation systems. As the construction sector accounts for 56% of Mongolia's thermal energy and 38% of its electricity consumption, and approximately 30% of GHG emissions, adopting energy-efficient measures is crucial. According to the Ministry of Housing (MOH), more than 420 apartment buildings in Ulaanbaatar built before 1990 require insulation, consuming 1.1 billion kWh of energy or about 20 billion MNT per year, and emitting 1,190,000 tons of greenhouse gases.

Key Takeaways:

  • The implementation of the energy certificate procedure will provide basic conditions for setting and evaluating criteria for green building, energy-efficient, and passive building evaluation systems.
  • The construction sector consumes 56% of Mongolia's thermal energy and 38% of its electricity, accounting for approximately 30% of GHG emissions.
  • Over 420 apartment buildings in Ulaanbaatar, built before 1990, require insulation, consuming 20 billion MNT per year and emitting 1,190,000 tons of greenhouse gases.
  • Insulating these buildings could reduce heating costs by 20-40 percent.
  • Improving thermal insulation of buildings and issuing energy certificates to newly constructed buildings will save energy consumption and provide resources to connect consumers to the central heating supply.
  • Implementation of the necessary measures, such as energy-efficient and low-cost solutions in design, can reduce heat loss in buildings.
  • The energy certificate procedure aims to determine the level of energy consumption of old buildings, increase customer and user satisfaction, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution.

Statistics:

  • The construction sector consumes:

+ 56% of Mongolia's thermal energy

+ 38% of its electricity

+ Approximately 30% of GHG emissions

  • 420 apartment buildings in Ulaanbaatar, built before 1990, require insulation
  • Annual energy consumption: 1.1 billion kWh (approximately 20 billion MNT)
  • Annual greenhouse gas emissions: 1,190,000 tons
  • Potential reduction in heating costs: 20-40%
  • Annual growth in heat supply consumption: 3-8%

Sources:

  • MOH (Ministry of Housing)