Kick-Off Meeting for Water Utility Customer Digital Services Improvement Project of Water Sector Sustainability Activity(WSSA) under the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact, an agreement between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Government of Mongolia is held in Ulaanbaatar on Oct.30.2024.

Mr. Amartuvshin.A, Deputy Director of environment and social issues opened the Kick-Off meeting.

The meeting aims to improve the services provided to consumers by water supply and sanitation service providers, increase citizens' willingness to pay, and develop a comprehensive digital system within the framework of the goal of ensuring the sustainability of the water sector.

In addition, the introduction of these systems will not only simplify the daily work of citizens of the capital and increase productivity, but will also enable private organizations operating in this field throughout Ulaanbaatar to provide services according to unified standards and provide consumers with timely information related to household water consumption, payments, water restrictions, and other services.

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About the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact This $462 million project is a partnership between the American and Mongolian people made possible by $350m in MCC grant funding and the $111.76m contribution from the Government of Mongolia which demonstrates their commitment to working together to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction in Ulaanbaatar. The Mongolia Water Compact is funding major infrastructure projects, including the construction of new wellfields and two large plants - an Advanced Water Purification Plant and Water Recycling Plant which will be the first of their kind in Mongolia. In addition, the Compact will invest in policy measures to create a financially and environmentally sustainable future for the water sector of Ulaanbaatar. As a result, the water system in Ulaanbaatar will have been expanded to deliver 80% more drinking water, allowing for the city’s future expansion.