Vietnam: Responsibilities of People's Committees in Electricity Development Planning at all levels

10:12, 22/12/2016

On November 30, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Circular No. 24/2016/TT-BCT stipulating a number of contents on shortening the time to access electricity.

According to Circular No. 24/2016/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, in order for the implementation of the Electricity Development Planning at all levels to be carried out effectively, the People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities have the following responsibilities:

- Announce the Electricity Development Planning of provinces and central-affiliated cities, including the approved adjusted planning;

- Direct the Department of Industry and Trade to organize monitoring and inspection of the implementation of the Provincial Electricity Development Planning at the local level;

- Annually summarize and evaluate the results, impact and influence of the implementation of the Provincial Electricity Development Planning at the local level to report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

- Direct the implementation of power projects according to the approved Provincial Power Development Planning.

Besides, investors of electricity projects also have the following responsibilities:

- Implement investment in construction of electrical projects in accordance with the approved electricity development planning;

- Annually report to the state agency competent to manage the implementation of the Electricity Development Planning on the project implementation situation.

Circular No. 24/2016/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam takes effect from January 16, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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