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Salkhit is a 50 MW wind power plant in Mongolia, commissioned in 2013. Ranked #1 of 1 wind plants in Mongolia. This plant's 50 MW accounts for 100% of Mongolia's total wind capacity of 50 MW. The largest wind plant in Mongolia is also Salkhit at 50 MW. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is situated in the central region of Mongolia, approximately 80 km east of Ulaanbaatar.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Location
47.1630°, 108.0391°

Mongolia, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3. largest of 8 plants in Mongolia
  • #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,297 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 5.53% of the installed capacity of Mongolia
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 10 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sumber Soum (85.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 47.163000, 108.039100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Salkhit is a wind power plant producing approximately 131 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Mongolia
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

MongoliaEnergy Profile

8
Total Plants
0.9 GW
Total Capacity
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