Vietnam: Procedures for developing and submitting the provincial solar power planning

According to Circular No. 16/2017/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, procedures for developing and submitting the provincial solar power planning are as follows:

Firstly, developing detailed scheme and selecting consulting services as follows:

- Based on the planned budget for planning preparation, each provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall make a detailed project, estimate funding and submitted it to the provincial People’s Committee for approval;

- The provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall assign qualified consulting organization(s) to prepare the planning on the basis of the scheme and cost estimate that have been approved and submit the planning to the provincial People’s Committee for approval.

Next, making and submitting provincial solar power development planning as follows:

- The selected consulting organization shall make the planning scheme according to the approved scheme and deadline;

- In the course of making the planning scheme, the consulting organization shall make intermediary reports to send enquiry forms to relevant authorities and complete the planning scheme;

- The provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall send enquiry forms to relevant authorities, power companies and regional power corporations involved in the planning scheme to obtain their comments. Within fifteen (15) days from the day receiving enquiry forms, the receiving organizations shall send their responses to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the consulting organization;

- The provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall report the planning scheme to the provincial People’s Committee for approval in order to report it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

- An application for the planning scheme of provincial solar power development planning sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall include:

+ A written approval of the planning made by the provincial People’s Committee;

+ Ten (10) physical copies of the planning scheme and one (1) CD/USB storing the report on planning scheme and attachments (Notes, appendices, data, figures, responses made by relevant authorities and other written references);

+ Ten (10) copies of the brief report on the planning scheme;

+ Written comments made by relevant authorities;

+ A written explanation and responses provided by relevant authorities.

View details at Circular No. 16/2017/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from October 26, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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