Recently, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 137/2013/ND-CP detailing implementation of the Electricity Law and the Law on amending the Electricity Law
Decree 137: 08 Conditions for grant of electricity-generating activity licenses in Vietnam (Internet image)
Article 29 of Decree 137/2013/ND-CP stipulates that organizations registering for electricity-generating activity in Vietnam, apart from general conditions must satisfy the following conditions:
1. Having feasible projects on investment in power plants in line with planning on electricity development already been approved. Having technological equipment and means, workshops and architectural works compliant with the approved technical designs, which have been built, installed and tested and before acceptance as meeting requirements as prescribed.
2. Persons directly involved in technical management and operation must have university diplomas in electricity or suitable technical branch and have worked in the field of electricity generation for at least 5 years. Persons directly involved in operation must be trained in suitable specialized sectors, trained on safety, trained and granted certificate of the operation of power plants and electricity market in accordance with regulations.
3. Having system of information technology infrastructure, system of control, supervision, collection of data in line with requirements of electrical system and electricity market under legislation.
4. Equipment with strict requirements on labor safety must be tested and meet technical requirements.
5. Having report on assessment on environment impacts, commitment on environmental protection of electricity-generating projects which have been approved or accepted by competent state agencies and consistent to provisions of law on environmental protection.
6. Having system of fire prevention and fighting for power plant which has been tested for acceptance by competent agencies under legislation.
7. Having process on operating reservoir for Hydro-power plant already been approved by competent agencies.
8. Legal documents on safety of Hydro-power dams for Hydro-power plant under legislation.
More details can be found in Decree 137/2013/ND-CP, which comes into force from December 10, 2013.
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