Mongolia has officially opened its first wind farm after bringing 31 wind turbines online at the Salkhit development.
Wood Group subsidiary SgurrEnergy has been providing analysis and construction expertise for the project for the last three years, as the Mongolian government looks to generate 25% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
The site, 70km from the capital Ulaanbaatar, is launched as the country bids to cut down on its relaince on coal and external power sources.
Eleven dignitaries each pushed a button to bring the wind farm’s turbines online and commence the first grid connected, wind energy generation in Mongolia.
“Completing this landmark project is going to change the face of the electricity sector in Mongolia,” said Neal Detert, project manager at developers Clean Energy.
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