Ulaanbaatar, December 30, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and Governor of the Capital City, Nyambaatar Khishgee, provided information related to some mega projects in Ulaanbaatar city.  

The mayor said, “As the start of the mega projects to be implemented in 2026, construction of the Tuul highway will begin on March 15. We are working on a tight schedule to open the roadway to traffic on July 1, 2027.  As of today, preparations for the construction of the Tuul highway are 80 percent complete. Bids for the Ring Road construction will be opened on March 1. The second-stage tender of the Ulaanbaatar Metro Project was officially announced on December 24, 2025. The tender is scheduled to be opened on May 1, 2026.”

He also said, “This year, switching from briquetted fuel to semi-coke fuel generated savings of MNT 80 billion. Previously, fuel was produced from middlings with a subsidy of MNT 300 billion from Erdenes Tavantolgoi, whereas this year the expenditure on semi-coke fuel totaled MNT 220 billion. We are seeking solutions to build a semi-coke fuel plant that will rely on the Baganuur coal mine to avoid importing semi-coke fuel from abroad. With the Tuul highway and ring roads to be operational, traffic congestion is estimated to decrease by 50 percent. In efforts to reduce air pollution, the municipal office is working to switch to new fuel in the short term, gas and electric fuel in the mid-term, and housing in the long term. Within the framework of UNICEF’s CHIP Initiative, insulating and transitioning roughly 5,000 ger dwellings to gas fuel is planned to be completed by February 1, 2026.”

The municipal office also plans to implement seven energy projects in 2026, including the construction of the Thermal Power Plant-V, a 24 MW TPP in Emeelt Industrial Park, a TPP in Dambadarjaa, gas-fired power plants in Denjiin 1000 and Khan Hills, and a waste-to-energy plant.

In 2025, 1,436 unauthorized retail kiosks that occupied public areas and obstructed traffic were relocated, and the areas were cleared. In response, kiosk operators organized a protest. Nyambaatar said, “A meeting to negotiate with the kiosk operators will be held next week. Newly opened service centers at two locations in Ulaanbaatar will provide free space and workplaces for kiosk operators. The city hopes to relocate the more than 20 remaining kiosks through negotiation rather than enforcement, and five kiosk owners have already moved voluntarily.” He explained that the relocation is connected with the tram project scheduled to begin next year. The capital plans to announce the tender for the Tram Project on February 15 and open it in April 2026. Because the land clearing is required for this development, kiosks are being moved, and in some areas, the city will designate new locations for them.