What are the tasks and powers of electricity inspectors in Vietnam? What are the powers and responsibilities of the electricity inspectorate in Vietnam?
What are the tasks and powers of electricity inspectors in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT, electricity inspectors shall exercise their tasks and powers within the field of operation of their units as follows:
Tasks and powers of Electricity inspectors affiliated to transmission system operators, distribution system operators:
- Inspect compliance with regulations pertaining to safety assurance of electric utilities and electrical grids;
- Examine and promptly prevent electrical safety violations under Article 7 of the 2004 Law on Electricity;
- Promptly inform entities managing electricity transmission grids, distribution grids upon discovering risk to human lives and safety of equipment;
- Produce Inspection records using forms under this Circular after inspecting safety assurance of electric utilities and electrical grids, except for cases under Point dd Clause 1 Article 4 of Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT;
- Electricity inspectors shall not produce Inspection record if no violation is found but instead log inspection details and contents on the management system of electricity units.
Tasks and powers of Electricity inspectors of electricity wholesalers, electricity retailers
- Inspect execution of power purchase agreements of electricity users;
- Inspect electrical safety of electricity users;
- Inspect the suspension of electricity use, reduction of electricity consumption of electricity users;
- Inspect and promptly prevent prohibited acts in electricity use under Article 7 of the 2004 Law on Electricity;
- Request electricity users to suspend electricity use or reduce electricity consumption in case of risk to human lives and safety of equipment;
- Request electricity users to provide necessary information and documents for the purpose of inspection;
- Produce Inspection log of electricity use using forms under this Circular when inspecting execution of power purchase agreements of electricity users; inspecting electrical safety of electricity users; inspecting the suspension of electricity use, reduction of electricity consumption of electricity users; inspecting and promptly preventing prohibited acts in electricity use, except for cases under Point h Clause 2 Article 4 of Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT;
- Electricity inspectors shall not produce Inspection log of electricity use using forms such as inspecting execution of power purchase agreements of electricity users; inspecting electrical safety of electricity users; inspecting the suspension of electricity use, reduction of electricity consumption of electricity users; inspecting and promptly preventing prohibited acts in electricity use, if no violation is found but instead log inspection contents and results on management system of electricity units.
What are the tasks and powers of electricity inspectors in Vietnam? What are the powers and responsibilities of the electricity inspectorate in Vietnam?
What are the powers and responsibilities of the electricity inspectorate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 10 of Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT stipulating the powers and responsibilities of the inpectorate as follows:
- Inspectorate has the power to:
+ request inspected entities to cooperate or assign representative to cooperate with the inspectorate;
+ request inspected entities to provide all information, documents, records, equipment, instruments, and present issues relating to the inspection;
- Inspectorate has the responsibility to:
+ organize the inspection in accordance with the decision on inspection;
+ use information; use, secure documents, records, equipment, exhibits, instruments relating to inspection details as per the law; refrain from damaging or costing legal property of inspected entities;
+ produce inspection report (which proposes penalties and damage mitigation solutions if necessary);
+ Monitor and urge inspected entities to implement propositions of inspectorate under inspection log or inspection conclusion or guiding official dispatch. If inspected entities fail to fulfill the proposition, inspectorate must request persons issuing decision on inspection to order the inspected entities to produce presentation on implementation results of the proposition or inspection conclusion or organize inspection of proposition implementation (if necessary);
What are the standards of electricity inspectors in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 5 of Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT stipulating the standards of electricity inspectors:
Electricity inspectors must:
- Have intermediate level or higher in the field of electricity or be electrical engineering technical at level 5/7 or higher; and
- Have spent at least 3 years managing transmission electrical grid, distribution electrical grid in regard to Electricity inspectors of TSOs, DSOs respectively; have spent at least 3 years working in electricity trading in regard to Electricity inspectors of electricity wholesalers, electricity retailers; and
- Have received training regarding regulations on electricity operations, electricity use, and safety assurance of electric utilities and electrical grid, standards, procedures, regulations pertaining to electrical engineering, electrical safety, and passed exam; and
- Be capable of researching, detecting, analyzing, consolidating, and proposing solutions depending on the type of inspection; and
- Have sufficient health, moral virtues, sense of responsibility, honesty, transparency, and fairness; and
- Have not been met with criminal prosecutions or have had their criminal records expunged; have not been met with administrative penalties in the field of electricity or have been considered to have not met with administrative penalties in the field of electricity in accordance with Article 7 of the Law on Administrative Penalties.
Circular No. 42/2022/TT-BCT takes effect on February 16, 2023.
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