Regulations on dossier for approval of policy for importing and exporting electricity with foreign countries in Vietnam

Regulations on dossier for approval of policy for importing and exporting electricity with foreign countries in Vietnam​ (illustration image)

Article 4 of Circular 09/2015/TT-BCT stipulates that the application dossier for approval of electricity trading policies with foreign countries for the project includes:

1. Application for approval of electricity trading policies with foreign countries;

2. A copy of the document requesting to buy electricity or the approval of selling electricity from the foreign side;

3. A copy of the agreement document from the Other Grid Management Unit in the case stipulated in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Circular;

4. The proposed plan for electricity trading with foreign countries for electricity import-export projects, including the following details:

- Brief description of the current status of the connection grid area of both countries;- The electricity demand (capacity, electrical energy, yearly and typical day load diagrams) expected for the electricity import-export project for each year in line with the period of the approved National Power Development Plan or the Provincial, City Directly Under Central Authority Power Development Plan;

- The grid connection plan between the Vietnamese power system and the foreign grid to supply electricity for the electricity import-export project includes:

• A copy of the approved or adjusted and supplemented regional grid development plan for grid connection of both countries by the competent authority;
• The grid connection plan includes the following contents: Capacity, electrical energy, scheduled time for buying or selling electricity, grid connection and connection points, the location of metering equipment for buying or selling electricity, the voltage level for buying and selling electricity, geographic map, and regional grid connection diagram reflecting the electricity trading plan for the project;

- For electricity import-export projects connecting at voltage levels of 110 kV or higher: Preliminary analysis and selection of technology and technical aspects of the grid connection plan; site clearance and resettlement plan (if any), the project's impact on the environment, ecology, fire prevention and fighting, and national security (if any);

- Form of investment, preliminary determination of construction volume, total investment, project duration, capital mobilization plan according to schedule, and the project's socio-economic efficiency, and investment capital phasing if any, from the Vietnamese side;

- Proposals and implementation solutions.

Note: The number of application dossiers for approval of electricity trading policies with foreign countries includes 05 (five) sets.

For more details, see Circular 09/2015/TT-BCT which becomes effective from July 10, 2015.

Ty Na

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