Policy - Planning

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh - Head of the National Steering Committee for Electricity Development has just signed Decision 126/QD-BCDQGDL dated December 22, 2021 on Operational Regulations of the National Steering Committee.

The Government has just issued Decree No. 114/2021/ND-CP, dated December 16, 2021, on managing and using the official development assistance (ODA) capital and concessional loans of the foreign donors (replacing Decree 56). Government Decree 114 is an important legal basis for approving investment in O Mon 3 Thermal Power Plant, the key to solve congestion of the Block B - O Mon gas power project chain for soon starting this important gas power source.

The Government Office has just issued an Announce No 308/TB-VPCP on the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Le Van Thanh at the meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) about finalizing the Power Development Planning VIII (PDP VIII).

At present, in Vietnam many wind power projects (WPPs) deployed, but there is no sample contract pattern established for this type of projects, so WPP EPC contractors and turbine suppliers still have a lot of questions and it is necessary to study and complete.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just promulgated Circular No. 57/2020/TT-BCT (Circular 57) on the method for defining electricity generation prices and the order for checking power purchase agreement (PPA), and on amending and supplementing a number of clauses of the Circular No 57/2014/TT-BCT dated 19/12/2014 of MOIT minister on the method and order to formulating and promulgating the framework of electricity generation prices.

The Prime Minister (PM) has just issued Document No. 196 / TTg-CN dated February 18, 2021 to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on reporting the reviewing results of the wind power projects, appraisal for which has been completed.

The Vietnam Energy Association (VEA) has just sent a document to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on “Adjusting peak power generation hours and tariff of avoided costs for small and medium hydropower projects in 2021”.

The Prime Minister's Decision No. 13/2020 / QD-TTg dated April 6, 2020 on the mechanism to encourage solar power development in Vietnam will expire after the date 31/12/2020 and so far there is no new Decision of the Prime Minister and the next guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) for these issues. Therefore, the EVN should stop receiving and solving requirements on connection and signing power purchase agreement (PPA) for the rooftop solar power projects developed after December 31, 2020 until the new guidelines from the competence authorities.

At present, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is directing to establish Energy Development Planning (EDP) in Vietnam for period 2021 – 2030 with a vision up to 2045.

The Prime Minister (PM) has promulgated the list of 3006 key energy users in the whole country by 2019. Accordingly, the total number of key energy users in 2019 Including 2,441 industrial, 15 agricultural, 84 transport and 466 construction units.

Due to not much time for individual appraising wind power projects to submit the Power Development Planning VIII (PDP VIII), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has decided to stop appraising wind power projects for supplementation to PDP VII (adjusted).

The Government has just issued Decree No. 99/2020/ ND-CP on the regulations to punish the administrative violations in the petroleum relevant activities (searching, exploring, exploiting and trading petroleum). The Decree stipulates the maximal administrative violation in exploring and exploiting oil and gas as 01 billion VND for an individual and 02 billion VND for an organization.

The Minister of Industry and Trade has just issued Circular No. 18/2020 / TT-BCT to regulate development and model power purchase agreement (PPA) for the solar power projects (Circular 18).

Sharing with the press on July 8, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong informed: Besides the electricity tariff with 5 price ladders instead of the current tariff with 6 ladders, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will additionally submit an ‘one-price tariff’ for the electricity customers to choose.

The Binh Thuan Wind Power Association has proposed the Prime Minister (PM) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to extend the mechanism on supporting wind power development in Decision No 39/2018/QĐ-TTg for 14 months.