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Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has approved a resolution on studying orientation for solar power development to supplement clean electricity source for the country.

On May 11, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Trinh Dinh Dung chaired a meeting with representatives of several ministries and businesses to develop mechanisms for encouraging solar power development  before reporting at the meeting of Government permanent members for the Prime Minister to sign the decision.

The Prime Minister has just approved the adjustment project of Vietnam Power Development Planning in 2011 - 2020 period with an outlook up to 2030, for an aim to sufficiently supply domestic electricity demand and meet the socio-economic development objective of the country with an average GDP growth of about 7.0% per year in 2016-2030 period.

On October 23, 2015 Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai, Head of the State Steering Committee of the Power Planning VII chaired a meeting on establishing mechanisms to support the development of solar power projects and assigning the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to establish ahead mechanisms for providing with the promises to promote developing and using renewable energy sources, including solar power, in a spirit to aid the projects and programs of developing and using solar power to get preferential treatment for the investment, price and tax.

The Government Office has just announced the conclusions of the Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on the Draft of the Decision of the Prime Minister on regulations to undertake and handle development of power plant projects invested by BOO and BOT form, implemented not on committed schedule.

On November 4, 2015, in Da Nang city, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) held the conference "Shaping Vietnam’s Sustainable Power Sector Development" to summarize the achievements in the process of renewing power sector and discuss the measures for strengthening the participation of the international donors and various economic sectors to Vietnam's Power Sector Development in future. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai attended and spoke at the Conference.

According to the Government Electronic newspaper, in on December 5, 2014 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai chaired a meeting of the State Steering Committee on the National Power Development Planning, for listening to the report and primary considering adjustment project of National Power Development Planning.

The Prime Minister has approved the Project  “Wind Power Development in Vietnam” with  ODA fund of German Government.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed the Decision for approving the Vietnam National Power Development Planning in the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050 (PDP VIII). The following are some main contents of the PDP VIII.

The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh at an online conference with localities on finalizing the National Power Development Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII).

On the Power Development Planning Project VIII submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to the Standing Government in Document No 4778/TTr-BCT dated August 11, 2022, the Government Office has just issued the Document on Conclusions of the Standing Government on the National Power Development Planning for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Decision No. 1459/QD-TTg dated September 6, 2021, on strengthening the Appraisal Council of the National Power Development Planning for the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII) with the Chairman as Mr. Le Van Thanh - the Deputy Prime Minister and the Vice Chairman as Mr. Nguyen Hong Dien - the Minister of Industry and Trade.

The Prime Minister has just issued Decision No. 240/ QD-TTg dated 24/2/2021 on establishing the Council for appraising the National Power Development Planning in 2021 – 2030 period with a vision up to 2045 (PDP VIII). Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung is assigned to be the Chairman of the Council.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just issued the Unified Document No. 07/VBHN-BCT for regulating wind power development and Standardized Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for wind power projects. 

On February 18, 2019, in Hanoi, at the working meeting with Mr. Trinh Dinh Dung, Vice Prime Minister of Vietnamese government, Mr. Khammany Inthirath, Minister of Energy and Mining of Laos informed that he discussed with MOIT, EVN and PVN about cooperation on developing hydropower projects in Laos, power interconnection and power purchase between the two countries.