Telmen Thermal Power Plant is a 100 MW coal power station in Zavkhan, Mongolia. It is operated by New Asia Group [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #17 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_telmenthermal_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 100 MW, Telmen Thermal Power Plant is below the median coal plant in Mongolia (450 MW). 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
- 0.8% 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 New Asia Group [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 monsoon subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.6°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 #17 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.
Location
Coordinates 48.642233, 97.609039 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Telmen Thermal Power Plant?
Telmen Thermal Power Plant is a 100 MW coal power plant in Zavkhan, Mongolia.
Who operates Telmen Thermal Power Plant?
Telmen Thermal Power Plant is operated by New Asia Group [100%].