Superhot Rock Geothermal in Mongolia

The document highlights that just 1% of Mongolia's estimated superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 3,159 GW of energy capacity, far exceeding the country's 2021 electricity consumption of 7,432 GWh. This resource could theoretically replace all coal and gas used for electricity production, reducing emissions by approximately 15 megatonnes of CO2eq, which represents 72% of Mongolia's NDC goal. Additionally, it could eliminate the 25% of electricity that Mongolia currently imports, while requiring significantly less land (12 km² per 1 GW) than solar, wind, or biomass.

• Preliminary modeling indicates that Mongolia possesses vast superhot rock geothermal resources; specifically, 1% of this resource could provide 3,159 GW of energy capacity and generate over 26,287,156 GWh of electricity.
• Superhot rock geothermal could enhance Mongolia's energy independence by replacing the 25% of its electricity that is currently imported.
• Superhot rock geothermal is highly land-efficient, requiring approximately 12 km² of land to produce 1 GW, which is substantially lower than the land requirements for natural gas (160 km²), solar (180 km²), offshore wind (520 km²), and biomass (14,000 km²).

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Mongolia. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144927/Mongolia-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Mongolia. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144927/Mongolia-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Mongolia}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144927/Mongolia-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }