Green Data Center Strategy in Mongolia

Project Summary:

This project aims to increase the use of energy and resource-efficient data centers in Mongolia through the green and sustainable data center approach. The objective of this project is twofold: inform the Government of Mongolia on how to establish energy-efficient green data centers for government use; and explore ways for Government of Mongolia to motivate the private sector data center operators to invest in establishing data centers in Mongolia.

List of Activities:

• Provide brief Technical Guidelines to establish green data centers or convert existing data centers to green data centers to be used by public and private sector operators.
• Strengthen capacity of relevant government agencies on energy-efficient green data centers.
• Conduct market assessment on the feasibility of Mongolia can adopt best practice on Green Growth data center.

Outcomes:

Output 1

• Production of the Technical Guidelines
• Senior management of CITA and NDC informed of the Technical Guidelines
• Publication of blog post/news release (as per the guidance of Senior management of CITA and NDC)

Output 2

• Provision of online training to the government officials 
• Indicator: Number of government officials receiving training

Output 3

• Preparation of the market assessment
• Senior management of CITA and NDC informed of the market assessment

Outcomes

The project will increase efficiency in energy and use of resources in Mongolia’s public and private sector data centers. This will increase the sustainability of these data centers and contribute to green growth in Mongolia. This project also aims to further develop the potential for Mongolia to become a hub for international data centers.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

• Ministry of the Interior and Safety: The project seeks to explore collaboration with MOIS and National Information Resources Service (NIRS) of South Korea government, especially for provision of technical inputs and case studies.
• SEAE1: Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy (ENB) GP will offer technical expertise on green data center agenda in Mongolia, and provide insights to align the project to World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF).