Content of the electricity development plannings in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Clause 4 Article 1 of the Amending Electricity Law 2012 supplementing Article 8a to behind Article 8 of the Electricity Law 2004 of Vietnam, content of the electricity development plannings is specified as follows:

- The national electricity development plannings include the following key contents:

+ The overview on socio-economic development situation and the national energy system in the planning periods;

+ The forecast of electricity demand;

+ Assessment on sources of primary energy, ability of exploitation, ability of energy import and export; Assessment on ability of electricity exchange among regions, areas; forecast of fuel prices for electricity production;

+ The programs on development of national electricity include detailed programs for development of electricity sources, development of Power grid, connection of Power grid with countries in the region, development of rural electricity, development of sources of new energies, renewable energies and other relevant contents;

+ Synthesis of construction volume and the investment capital for programs on national electricity development, the economic - financial analysis of the programs on national electricity development;

+ The environmental protection and natural disaster fighting and prevention;

+ Anticipation on land fund for electricity works;

+ The mechanisms, policies, solutions ensure implementation of the programs on national electricity development in the zoning periods.

- The electricity development plannings of central-affiliated cities and provinces include the following key contents:

+ The plannings, orientations and objectives of socio-economic development of central-affiliated cities and provinces in the planning period;

+ The forecast of electricity demand detailed for districts, towns, provincial cities in the planning period;

+ The assessment on potentiality to develop local electricity sources including the electricity sources using new energies, renewable energies; ability of electricity exchange with adjacent areas;

+ The assessment on conditions of local electricity supply, especially areas in extremely difficult socio-economic conditions;

+ The programs to develop electricity sources, power grids of central-affiliated cities and provinces for terms of elaboration of plannings; design of development diagram of detailed power grids for districts, towns, provincial cities;

+ The environmental protection and natural disaster fighting and prevention;

+ Synthesis of construction volume and the investment capital for programs on electricity development planning being chosen, the economic - financial analysis of the chosen projects;

+ Anticipation on land fund for electricity works;

+ The mechanisms, policies, solutions ensuring implementation of the plannings on electricity development of central-affiliated cities and provinces in the planning period.

View more details at the Amending Electricity Law 2012 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2013.

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