Ulaanbaatar city, April 20, 2023 – Aiming to attract international and domestic investors to major infrastructure projects to solve the problems in Ulaanbaatar, and to expand public-private partnerships, the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar in cooperation with Ulaanbaatar Chamber of Commerce organized "Ulaanbaatar – international investment and partnership forum 2023" under the theme of “New Revival Ulaanbaatar” on April 20, 2023.

MCA-Mongolia CEO E.Enkhgerel presented on the implementation status of Ulaanbaatar Bulk Water Supply Project under the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact as well as how the Compact projects are aligned with the sustainable development and the master plan of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

The Compact, well aligned with the Master Plan 2030 of Ulaanbaatar, is funding major infrastructure projects, including the construction of new wellfields and two large plants - an Advanced Water Purification Plant and Wastewater Recycling Plant, which will be the first of their kind in Mongolia. In addition, the Compact will invest in policy measures to create a financially and environmentally sustainable future for the water sector of Ulaanbaatar.

As a result, the water system in Ulaanbaatar will have been expanded to deliver 80% more drinking water, which will ensure a safe and sustainable water supply for more than 656,124 households or approximately 2’427’657 residents (projected number of residents of UB after 30 years) as well as businesses in the capital city. It will also support the development of sub-cities and new settlement areas in the western region, as outlined in the 'Vision-2050' long-term development policy and New Revival Policy of the Government of Mongolia, and will create a favorable environment for decentralization.

Under the Downstream Wells Activity, one of the three major projects under the Compact, six (6) connection points (P1-P6) are planned to facilitate water supply to future residential areas and satellite cities located in the western region of the city. Currently, the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development has already started organizing the detailed design development of the drinking water pipeline to Shine Zuunmod city utilizing the planned Connection Point 1.