Mongolia becomes member of World Energy Council

AKIPRESS.COM - The World Energy Council welcomes Mongolia as its newest member committee, the Council reported.
The Mongolian member committee hosted by the Mongolian Federation of Engineering Organisations aims to promote and support safe, affordable, and reliable energy transformation in the region.
As part of its work, it will provide a platform for all stakeholders to discuss and work on the future of energy while representing the Mongolian perspective within national, regional and global energy debates.
Originally existing as a member committee in the past, Mongolia has now re-joined the Council's network as a new entity with Mr O.Erdene-Ulzii of the Mongolian Federation of Engineering Organisations appointed as Chair and Mrs. Mungunchimeg as its new Secretary.
Mongolia currently ranks at 94 among 130 countries on the World Energy Council's 2015 Energy Trilemma Index and achieves an energy balance score of BCD, with 90% of its population having access to electricity.
The Index measures countries' energy sustainability performance based on the three pillars of the trilemma: energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.
Mongolia's parliament recently adopted broad measures aimed at future sustainability including the Green Development Policy and the Law on Energy Conservation and Efficiency.