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The National Auditing Office has recently made an
inspection on the “100,000 Solar Houses” project, which is being implemented by
the government from 2000 to 2010. According to the report, the misappropriation
of funds, lack of financial documentation and no oversight may lead to the
projects demise.
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Mongolian
government workers declined to give out information about a stability
agreement with the Russian invested Vostock Nefte Gaz Company which was signed
in October, 2005, according to government and company officials.
“The Mongolian
government signed a stability agreement with Vostock Nefte Gaz Company to
establish an oil refinery. I support this project because it is very profitable
for Mongolia such as increasing jobs, Mongolian people will get more income
from this refinery, it would reduce the petroleum price in Mongolia and other
productions following this industry,” B. Jargalsaikhan, Minister of
Industry and Trade told MonInfo Monday.
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The Fuel
and Energy Ministry has re-announced the tender for delivery of 21,500 solar
electricity converters within a timeframe of 15 days, until December, 12. According
to officials at the Ministry, the previous tender was postponed, because the prices
offered by the participants surpassed the budget approved by the government
which is MNT 8 billion.
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Many countryside families in Mongolia’s far west, often
referred to as the least connected to Ulaanbaatar, who only had access to one
television channel will now receive four different stations being broadcast
from Ulaanbaatar, according to a government project.
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The Coordinate Center for construction research,
advertisement and information informed that they will hold a seminar among companies and entities involved in construction sector Wednesday, discussing issues on management and the formulation of consistent construction quality monitoring.
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D.J.
Roberts, a consultant for the Korean L-Systech company which proposed the
lowest cost during international bidding to provide herder families with
solar electricity converters said that the cancelling of the tender by the
Minister of Fuel and Energy was unlawful, and that L-Systech is ready to apply to an
international court.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help tap the huge
export potential of Mongolia’s
agriculture sector through a $1 million technical assistance grant and possible
loan, according to an ADB news release this week.
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 More than
six provinces that experienced less than favorable summer conditions could face
tough winters, an official at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture said Monday.
Although the ministry said that 85-97 percent of winter preparations are
complete, some provincial governors said that they have only one day’s worth of
supplies if severe winter storms occur in the coming months.
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Communications
Regulatory Committee officials said that an inspection on the operating
companies regarding problems with international incoming calls to Mongolia
started last week in order to find out who is operating illegally.
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Mongolia was making slow progress in its Millennium
Development Goals and was not performing satisfactorily on some key targets,
according to a new report by three development organizations.
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Government
officials said the fall session of parliament would focus on domestic
development, with the largest investments going to Mongolia’s energy sector. A plan
introduced by the government in 2002 to be carried out through 2010 seeks to
increase oil exploration and secure domestic markets through in country
production, a plan that government officials said is on the verge of
blossoming.
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 Recent
changes in Mongolia have affected
the Asia Development Bank’s (ADB) strategies in implementing its projects in Mongolia, said
bank officials in a statement Thursday.
“We have
realigned our programs to fit with Mongolian government goals and our development
project aims,” Adrian Ruthenberg, Country Director at ADB's Mongolia Resident
Mission, told MonInfo Friday morning.
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 Last week massive
plans for extensive coal and hydroelectric power plants were confirmed by
senior government officials, as well as the potential for increasing both wind
and solar power capacities. Mongolia,
which still imports power from Russia
for three western provinces, is trying to produce all of its own energy, as
well as export electricity to China
and Russia.
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EzNis Airways, a new domestic airline company
which announced their establishment of business in July, will soon
start flying to major rural cities, according to an official of the
company. While the company is still waiting for complete licensing from the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Road, Transportation and Tourism, company officials remain optimistic.
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Since September
1, 2006, cell phones with MobiCom service are not able to receive calls from outside
of Mongolia.
Even certain fixed telephone lines are not able to receive any calls from abroad, said officials from three different communication networks in Mongolia.
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