Vietnam: Addition of the new wind power projects to the power development planning scheme

According to Circular No. 02/2019/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, the wind project which can be exploited but is not mentioned in the power development planning scheme may be studied and developed and shall be appraised and submitted for supplementing to the scheme thereof. The application for supplementing the wind power project to the power development planning scheme shall comprise of:

- Planning scheme, including the following main contents:

+ The necessity of project investment and conditions for making the construction investment.

+ Intended objectives, scale, locations and project implementation forms.

+ Demands for using the land and natural resources.

+ Report on the wind potential within the project’s area.

+ Preliminary remarks about the technological methods.

+ Preliminary design plan.

+ Report on the selection of the plan on connecting wind power plant to the power system.

+ Preliminary implementation method: transport of oversized/overweight equipment; implementation process; technical construction method.

+ Estimate report on the total investment.

+ Preliminary evaluation of financial and economic efficiency, social-economic efficiency and impacts of the project.

- A document of the provincial People's Committee specifying the planning location and the land use area which are conformable with the land use planning and land use plan, and specifying how they overlap with other plans.

- Opinions of the regional power corporation (if connected to the power distribution system) or the power transmission corporation (if connected to the power transmission system), and opinions of Vietnam Electricity Corporation on the absorption potential of the power grid within the area and the application for supplementing additional information to the planning scheme.

More details can be found in Circular No. 02/2019/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, which takes effect from February 28, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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