EnergyTransitionPathwaysforthe2030AgendaEnergyTransitionPathwaysforthe2030AgendaSDG7RoadMapforMongoliaSDG7RoadMapforMongoliaSDG7RoadMapforMongoliaEnergyTransitionPathwaysforthe2030AgendaDevelopedusingtheNationalExpertSDG7ToolforEnergyPlanning(NEXSTEP)TheshadedareasofthemapindicateESCAPmembersandassociatemembers.*TheEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific(ESCAP)servesastheUnitedNations’regionalhub,promotingcooperationamongcountriestoachieveinclusiveandsustainabledevel-opment.Thelargestregionalintergovernmentalplatformwith53memberStatesand9associatemembers,ESCAPhasemergedasastrongregionalthink-tankofferingcountriessoundanalyticalproductsthatshedinsightintotheevolvingeconomic,socialandenvironmentaldynamicsoftheregion.TheCommission’sstrategicfocusistodeliveronthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelop-ment,whichitdoesbyreinforcinganddeepeningregionalcooperationandintegrationtoadvanceconnectivity,financialcooperationandmarketintegration.TheresearchandanalysisundertakenbyESCAP,coupledwithitspolicyadvisoryservices,capacitybuildingandtechnicalassistancetogovernmentsaimstosupportcountries’sustainableandinclusivedevelopmentambitions.*ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialonthismapdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.EnergyTransitionPathwaysforthe2030AgendaSDG7RoadMapforMongoliaUnitedNationspublicationCopyright©UnitedNations2024AllrightsreservedESCAP/9-TR/4PhotoCredits:Coverimage:photo:freepikChapter1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8:freepikThispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpartforeducationalornon-profitpurposeswithoutspecialpermissionfromthecopyrightholder,providedthatthesourceisacknowledged.TheESCAPPublicationsOfficewouldappreciatereceivingacopyofanypublicationthatusesthispublicationasasource.Usemaynotbemadeofthispublicationforresaleoranyothercommercialpurposewhatsoeverwithoutpriorpermission.Applicationsforsuchpermission,withastatementofthepurposeandextentofreproduction,shouldbeaddressedtotheSecretaryofthePublicationsBoard,UnitedNations,NewYork.iEnergyTransitionPathwaysforthe2030AgendaSDG7RoadMapforMongoliaContentsAcknowledgementsvForeword:ESCAPviForeword:MongoliaviiAbbreviationsandacronymsviiiExecutiveSummaryixA.HighlightsoftheRoadMap.......................................................................................................................ixB.AchievingMongolia’sSDG7andNDCtargetsby2030...........................................................................xC.IncreasingambitionbeyondSDG7..........................................................................................................xiiD.Importantpolicydirections.......................................................................................................................xiii1.Introduction11.1.Background................................................................................................................................................21.2.SDG7targetsandindicators....................................................................................................................21.3.NationallyDeterminedContributions(NDCs)..........................................................................................