In this study, a sol-gel process was modified and used to synthesise gel precursors of MgCe4P6O24 ceramic electrolyte. TGA-DSC profiles predicted the calcination temperature of MgCe4P6O24 dried gel precursors at 900 o C. XRD patterns show that a single phase MgCe4P6O24 ceramic electrolyte was formed after the gels were calcined at 900 o C, and there was no phase transformation after the pelletised calcined nanopowders were sintered at 1300 0 C. XRD analysis revealed that the dried gel precursor powders calcined at 900 o C shows a monoclinic crystalline phase structure with an average crystallite size of 52±1 nm, which is consistent with results from the high-resolution TEM (HRTEM). Whereas the TGA-DSC profiles show a single phase MgCe4P6O24 ceramic electrolyte at 900 o C, thermodynamic stability of the sintered MgCe4P6O24 ceramic electrolyte is held at 1300 o C. Electrical properties of platinised MgCe4P6O24 ceramic electrolytes analysed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) exhibits an improved bulk ionic conductivity of 10 -3 Scm -1 at 744 o C, which is considered suitable as an ionic conductor in fabricating solid-state Mg-sensors.