The Government approved a regulation to cut electricity night tariff for ger districts to zero, especially from 9pm to 6am, aiming at reducing air pollution of the Ulaanbaatar city.
The regulation will apply starting Jan 1, 2017.
Over 146 thousand residents, living in ger district will subject to the electricity tariff discount.
Every winter, the amount of particles in air has rising, particularly in ger-areas of Ulaanbaatar city where two third of population live in houses and traditional dwellings that have not connected to the central heating system. From November to March, the citizens of Ulaanbaatar city face the worst air quality caused by heavy coal burning.
As of today (Dec 28th), levels of PM2.5 particulates, which are the most hazardous to health, in heavily polluted areas of Ulaanbaatar city exceeds 40 times above the recommended levels, as compared with the World Health Organization safe level of 25.
The Government approved a regulation to cut electricity night tariff for ger districts to zero, especially from 9pm to 6am, aiming at reducing air pollution of the Ulaanbaatar city.
The regulation will apply starting Jan 1, 2017.
Over 146 thousand residents, living in ger district will subject to the electricity tariff discount.
Every winter, the amount of particles in air has rising, particularly in ger-areas of Ulaanbaatar city where two third of population live in houses and traditional dwellings that have not connected to the central heating system. From November to March, the citizens of Ulaanbaatar city face the worst air quality caused by heavy coal burning.
As of today (Dec 28th), levels of PM2.5 particulates, which are the most hazardous to health, in heavily polluted areas of Ulaanbaatar city exceeds 40 times above the recommended levels, as compared with the World Health Organization safe level of 25.