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Nationwide Energy Strike Set for Tuesday Threatens Power and Heat as Auditors and Inspectors Step Up Oversight

The stoppage could interrupt electricity, heating and fuel deliveries during major city events, following a qualified audit of the 2025 budget and widescale mining inspections that exposed repeated failings.

Overview

  • Union leaders announced a nationwide energy sector strike to begin at 08:00 on Tuesday, June 30, after rejecting a 10% pay offer and demanding larger, across‑the‑board increases.
  • The Office of the Auditor General issued a qualified opinion on the government's 2025 consolidated financial report and delivered 35 recommendations to address weak project reporting, repeated non‑compliance and heavy reliance on mineral revenue.
  • A government‑led joint inspection of mining operations has so far examined more than 130 firms, recorded 883 violations, referred 17 suspected criminal cases for investigation and temporarily suspended operations at 14 sites.
  • Ulaanbaatar authorities reported progress in foot‑and‑mouth prevention, vaccinating about 258,000 small ruminants for an 81.4% coverage rate and finding no confirmed outbreak in the city.
  • Officials warn the strike could disrupt electricity, district heating, transport and fuel logistics during the Huree Tsam–Danshig festival and other services, and lawmakers are pressing for audit recommendations and spending fixes after the 2025 budget showed a 1.03 trillion MNT deficit.