General provisions on urban lighting planning in Vietnam

Urban lighting planning specified in Decree No. 79/2009/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government are as follows:

+ General provisions on urban lighting planning

- Urban lighting planning constitutes a content of urban planning, which is formulated, appraised, approved and managed under the law on urban planning.

- For centrally run cities, urban lighting planning must be formulated. For other urban centers with approved urban plannings, the additional formulation of urban lighting planning before the urban planning is adjusted shall be considered and decided by provincial-level People's Committees.

+ Requirements on urban lighting planning

- To comply with the requirements and objectives of urban planning and development.

- To suit natural, economic and social conditions as well as the characteristics, functions and particularities of each urban center.

- To be in synchronism with technical infrastructure facilities and suitable to lighted works and areas.

- To comply with technical regulations and standards on urban lighting.

- To ensure the lighting purposes of electricity saving and efficiency.

+ Contents and dossiers of urban lighting planning

- Basic contents of the urban lighting planning:

+ Investigation and assessment of current conditions of urban lighting systems:

+ Determination of economic and technical norms of urban lighting;

+ Forecast of urban lighting demands;

+ Proposed tentative urban lighting planning;

+ Proposed priority investment projects and measures to implement the urban lighting planning.

- A planning dossier comprises drawings and general explanations.

- The Ministry of Construction shall specify the contents and dossiers of urban lighting planning.

View more details at the Decree No. 79/2009/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government on management of urban lighting, effective from November 19, 2009.

Long Binh

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