Chandgana Coal Project is a 600 MW coal power station in Khentii, Mongolia. It is operated by Prophecy Power Generation LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 751k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 25 Mongolia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 85.8% of Mongolia's electricity; the national grid averages 816 gCO₂/kWh (8.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_chandganacoal_mongo.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 600 MW, Chandgana Coal Project is well above the median coal plant in Mongolia (450 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Mongolia coal capacity
- 4.7% of 12,669 MW across 20 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Mongolia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Prophecy Power Generation LLC [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #5 largest coal power plant of 20 in Mongolia by capacity.
Mongolia has 20 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 12,669 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Shivee Ovoo power station · Coal · 5,580 MW · Dornogovi
Location
Coordinates 47.389053, 110.020866 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Chandgana Coal Project?
Chandgana Coal Project is a 600 MW coal power plant in Khentii, Mongolia.
Who operates Chandgana Coal Project?
Chandgana Coal Project is operated by Prophecy Power Generation LLC [100%].