3.3 Mongolia Additional Service Providers
Mongolia Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs.
For information on Mongolia additional service provider contact details, please see the following link:
4.8 Mongolia Additional Service Provision Contact List
Vehicle Rental
There are a number of rental car companies in Ulaanbaatar. For travel out of the capital a 4WD vehicle is recommended.
Taxi Companies
Ulaanbaatar and a couple of the larger city have taxi companies, but generally any car on the street is a taxi. You just flag down a car that will stop.
Freight Forwarding Agents
There are a number of freight forwarders in Mongolia that are able to provide a variety of services. Sukhbaatar, Zamyn Uud, Bulgan and Ulaanbaatar ports of entry all have freight forwarders at the border/airport.
Electricity and Power
Electricity in Mongolia is 230 volts. The primary source of
electricity is coal. Power in the western provinces is
supplied from Russia. Electricity - production: 4.5 billion
kWh (2010, Mundi Index). The primary source of electricity is
coal. Power in the western provinces of Uvs, Bayan Olgii and
Khovd is supplied from Russia.
Energy sector:
- Ulaanbaatar Electricity Distribution Network Joint Stock Company
- Baganuur and East-Southern Region Electricity Distribution Network Joint Stock Company
- Power Plant IV Joint Stock Company
- Erdenet Power Plant Joint Stock Company
- Baganuur Power Plant Joint Stock Company
- Hovd Electricity Distribution Network Joint Stock Company
- Western Region Electricity Transmission Networks Joint Stock Company
- Uvs, Ulaangom Electricity Distribution Network Joint Stock Company
Electricity - imports: 214.1 million kWh (2010, Index Mundi)
Electricity - exports: 20.7 million kWh (2010, Index Mundi)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
There are a number of ISP providers in Mongolia. Magicnet was the first ISP provider company in Mongolia and holds significant market share in terms of providing internet access in Mongolia. Internet usage has grown rapidly in the last few years. In 2000, there were 30,000 users, but by 2007 there were more than 250,000 users.
Internet Service Providers |
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Are there ISPs available? (Yes / No) |
Yes | ||
Private or Government |
Private - MCS Com, Magicnet, Mobinet |
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Dial-up only (Yes / No) |
no |
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Approximate Rates |
Dial-up: |
20,000T per month |
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Broadband: |
700,000 for 3MBPS approximately |
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Max leasable ‘dedicated’ bandwidth |
5MBPS |
For information on Mongolia additional service provider contact details, please see the following link: 4.8 Mongolia Additional Service Provision Contact List