On April 10, in Hanoi, the Minister of Industry and Trade chaired a meeting of the drafting committee to develop a Decree on the direct electricity purchase and sale mechanism (DPPA).
In his opening speech, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade has implemented the development of a direct power purchase and sale mechanism (DPPA) since 2019, consulting domestic and foreign consultants with many contents. important content. Up to now, the Government and Prime Minister have agreed to develop a decree and assign the Ministry of Industry and Trade to implement it.
Based on the establishment of the drafting committee, the editorial team and the outline of the decree developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Minister requested members to give detailed comments as a basis for the Standing Drafting Committee to complete the project. Draft a protocol to submit to the Government at the end of April.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien chaired the meeting.
At the meeting, members of the drafting board and editorial team gave their opinions on the scope of adjustment; Applicable objects; Determine prices/costs of service stages; Contract between electricity generating unit and electricity user…
Opinions agreed with the plan proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, but suggested that administrative procedures should be paid attention to ensure clarity and ease of implementation. In particular, it is necessary to clearly stipulate the procedures, rights and responsibilities of the parties in the decree. The Ministry should also collect opinions more widely, then organize seminars or meetings to discuss with experts, businesses, and interested parties to contribute opinions on the draft decree.
After listening to the opinions and concluding remarks, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien highly appreciated the contributions of the drafting committee members. At the same time, he emphasized that, according to the Prime Minister’s direction, this is a very urgent issue for Vietnam and foreign investors, because, without an incentive mechanism like this, investment will also be difficult. slow down compared to progress.
Overview of the meeting.
Also according to Minister Nguyen Hong Dien, this decree needs to be designed in a way that can be used immediately, not in the form of a framework decree or tube decree. In particular, policies need to focus on price mechanisms, including transmission prices, production prices, and distribution prices; objects of buying and selling; capacity should also consider opening in an unlimited direction…
“We encourage the development of renewable energy; encourage the production of clean power sources including solar, wind, biomass hydropower, including small hydropower, to meet the needs of clean, green production. Manufacturers Domestic production also needs to be green and clean to access the world market,” said the Minister of Industry and Trade…
Minister Nguyen Hong Dien requested that immediately after this meeting, members of the drafting board and editorial team continue to research and directly comment on the draft policy; Urgently complete it so that no later than April 15, the first draft will be posted for public comment on the Government Electronic Information Portal and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portal. It is expected that this draft will be submitted to the Government at the end of April and early May.
MINH AN