Vietnam: The electricity seller must define the causes of electricity supply reconnection

Specifically, according to Article 9 of Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, when one of the cases of emergency electricity supply disconnection and reduction occurs, the electricity seller shall have the right to disconnect or reduce the electricity supply for emergency purposes, and then carry out the following activities:

- Defining the causes, scope of impact, expected time of electricity supply reconnection.

- Notifying the electricity buyer in the form of notification agreed upon by both parties in the electricity purchase and sale contract, including the contents specified in Clause 1 of this Article, within 24 hours from the time of the emergency disconnection and reduction of electricity supply.

- The electricity seller must fully record the time, activities and operational steps of the electricity supply disconnection or reduction in the activity log or the operational log.

- With respect to the disconnection or reduction of the electricity supply due to the lack of capacity of the electricity system, which threatens the security of the electricity system, the electricity seller must ensure the cut-off and reduction of the correct amount of load capacity calculated and distributed according to regulations on the formulation and implementation of electricity supply plans if the national electricity system lacks electricity sources.

- Cooperating with relevant parties to urgently remedy the causes of disconnection and reduction of the emergency electricity supply to reconnect electricity as soon as possible.

Note: The electricity seller may disconnect or reduce electricity supply in response to emergency in the following cases:

- There is an incident in the electricity grid supplying electricity to the buyer; an incident in the electricity system causing electricity failure beyond the electricity seller’s control.

- There is a risk of serious breakdown and unsafety to people, equipment and the entire electricity system.

- There is a lack of capacity in the electrical system, leading to a threat to the electricity system security.

- Force majeure event occurs.

View details at: Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam takes effect from October 30, 2020.

Le Vy

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