1. Erdeneburen HPP Project Implementation Unit
Ministry of Energy
Erdeneburen HPP Project Implementation Unit
Dear Ladies and Gentlement,
First of all, I would like to introduce myself. …. My name is Ganbat, and I’m the project coordinator of a project called Erdeneburen hydropower plant.
Our project was established in July by the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia based on the Government Resolution which passed in March of this year.
The ultimate goal of our project is to build a 64MW hydropower plant in Erdeneburen town of Khovd province. … Erdeneburen is a town located in the Western Region of Mongolia.
So, let me give you some information about our project.
Profile of the Erdeneburen Hydropower Plant project Khovd Province, Mongolia

2. Table of Contents Project brief background Project location
Western Region Energy System
Main indicators of the Erdeneburen HPP
Additional studies required
Basic requirements for Potential Investors for EbHPP project

3. Project background
1964
Initial study conducted by Electroseti Institute, USSR
2010
Integrated Water Resources program of Khovd river basin was developed by WWF,
March 2015
Government Resolution #86 to implement the EbHPP project
July 2015
EbHPP Project Implementation Unit was established
Conducting the feasibility study and Environmental and social impact assessment of the region, developing the engineering design
Establishing the concession agreement with the investor(s)
2008
MCS, Kyushu Electric Power, West Japan Engineering Consultants, Industrial Design companies conducted the pre- feasibility study
October 2014
Parliament Chairman visited the site in Afterward, the government budget was approved to establish the project implementation unit
April 2015
EbHPP was reflected in the Concession List based on Government Resolution # 133
Finding the Investor(s)
Approval of the feasibility study by the Ministry of Energy
Approval of the Environmental and social impact assessment of the region by the Ministry of Environment
Starting of Construction of the EbHPP
As you can see on this timeline, the possibility of establishing a hydropower plant was initially studied long time ago in 1964 by an Institute of the former Soviet Union.
Then in 2008, the pre-feasibility study was by Mongolian MCS company, in collaboration with by Kyushu Electric Power of Japan in collaboration with other Japanese organizations.
… Starting from 2014, the Government of Mongolia paid concrete attention to this project and passed several resolutions to initiate the project. … and now, our job is to find potential investors, update the previous 2008 pre-feasibility study, and establish a concession agreement under BOT condition.

4. Proposed site for the EbHPP project
Here, you can see the Erdeneburen town is located not far from Khovd city. Here is Khovd river, which flows into Lake Har Us.
This is a satellite picture of the proposed dam site. The river flows (here) along natural canyons.

5. Dam and HPP construction site
Ministry of Energy
Erdeneburen HPP Project Implementation Unit
Dam and HPP construction site
The proposed 5 sites for the hydropower plant and dam construction located in narrow canyon along the Khovd river
Based on the previous 2008 feasibility study, 5 different sites were proposed. These 5 sites are distanced about meters from each other.
Of these 5 sites, site A is considered the optimal. However, the potential investors could find a different, a more optimal site for dam construction that is more cost-effective.

6. Western Region Energy System (WRES), challenges
As I previously said, Erdeneburen town is located in the Western Region of Mongolia, … in Khovd province which is bordered with Shanjin-Uighur (autonomic region of China).
The total energy consumption in the Western Region has been increasing by 8-11% in the past years, and will continue to increase in the coming years.
However, the local energy production can meet only 20% of the total demand. … in order to meet this energy demand the Western Region has to import the remaining 80% of energy (mainly from Russia), which costs 6 times more expensive than the local energy cost. In other words, there’s a very high demand on local energy production.
Therefore, our plan is to build a hydropower plant on Khovd river. … Khovd river is one of the largest rivers in the Western Region of Mongolia and the average river flow is around 64 cubic meters per second. ... The River origin starts in Altai Mountain region of Mongolia, and flows into Lake Har-Us of Mongolia.
The WRES – comprising of imported energy from Russia and China, and local energy production from Durgun HPP – supply energy to 52 soums (towns) and 40 baghs (villages) of Uvs, Khovd, Bayan-Ulgii, and Gobi-Altai aimags (provinces)
The WRES total consumption growth during averages at 8-11%.
Of the total energy consumption, 22% is supplied by Durgun HPP, 76.5% is supplied by imports from Russia, and 1.5% is supplied from imports from China. The cost of the imported energy is 6 times the cost of local energy production.

7. Main indicators of Erdeneburen HPP
Dam
Dam height
90 m
Dam crest length
395 m
Dam crest elevation
EL 1330 m
Dam type
Concrete gravity dam
Reservoir
High water level
EL 1325 m
Low water level
EL 1305 m
Effective reservoir capacity
1.2 billion m3
Reservoir area
98 km2
Installed capacity
Turbine specifications
Vertical axis Francis Turbine: 3 x 21MW
Horizontal axis Francis Turbine: 1 x 1.2MW
Annual generated energy
230 million kWh
Here are the basic indicators for the Erdeneburen hydropower plant. … But please note, that these numbers are based on outdated 2008 pre-feasibility study, and I think the updated feasibility study will give us different numbers, especially in terms of the dam size.

8. Additional studies required
1. Updating the project feasibility study, including:
Reviewing optimal dam location
Updating the reservoir design
Re-conducting the geological and drilling investigations
Seismology
Road and infrastructure study
Environmental assessment
Project cost, and financial and economic analysis
2. Environmental and social impact assessment of the region
Besides updating the previous pre-feasibility study, the project will require Environmental and Social Impact Assessment. Local environmental NGOs and associations will strongly request such assessments. … Such assessment will also ensure the bankability of the project.

9. Basic Requirements for Potential Investors for EbHPP Project
Experience in HPP construction
Implemented HPP projects, number of constructions, and the capacity
Number and amount of executed EPC contracts on HPPs abroad
Financing types and amounts for the implemented HPP projects (BOT, Contractor)
General information of the company
Ownership type
Average revenue in the past 3 years
Average net income in the past 3 years
Total assets
Information about human resource capacity
Capacity of HPP equipment and technology manufacturing, and installation
Expression of interest and form of collaboration on EbHPP project
Decision-making readiness
Government support
Readiness to collaborate under BOT terms
Ability to invest and/or raise investment
Comparative advantages over other companies
In the past few months, we have been meeting and communicating with several potential interested companies. … but as of now, we have NOT officially started the selection process. When the selection process starts, the short-list of potential investors will be made based on these basic criteria.
But until the selection process starts, we are open to meet and discuss with all interested companies. … so if anyone is interested, feel free to approach me, and I will be glad to answer your questions and give more information about our project.
Thank you for your attention.

10. Thank you for your attention
EbHPP project Contact information
Phone (mobile): ,
Phone (office): ,
Address: Gray office building, Room# 303, 304
Chinggis Avenue, 2nd khoroo, Khan-Uul district
Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia