Chương X Luật sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả 2010: Biện pháp thúc đẩy sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả

Chapter X

MEASURES TO PROMOTE ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY

Article 41. Incentives for economical and efficient use of energy

1. Projects promoting economical and efficient use of energy shall be considered for financial support from the national program on economical and efficient use of energy.

2. Organizations and individuals that manufacture energy-saving products and invest in production lines or expand production with energy-saving technologies are entitled to the following incentives and supports:

a/ Incentives on import and export duties and enterprise income tax under the tax law;

b/ Incentives under the land law;

c/ Concessional loans from the development bank, the fund for science and technology development support, the national fund for technological renovation and the environment facility and supports from the national programs on hi-tech development and economical and efficient use of energy;

d/ Other incentives under this Law and relevant laws.

3. Devices, equipment, components and supplies for research to develop energy-saving technologies and products, fuel-saving vehicles and those using liquefied gas. natural gas, electricity and mixed fuels and biofuels which are domestically unavailable and on the list provided by the Government are entitled to import duty exemption or reduction under the tax law.

Article 42. Scientific and technological development for economical and efficient use of energy

1. The State encourages and creates favorable conditions for organizations and individuals conducting scientific research, application and development of technologies using energy economically and efficiently.

2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People's Committees shall allocate funds for and formulate programs on scientific and technological research into economical and efficient use of energy.

3. Prioritized scientific and technological research, application and development for economical and efficient use of energy include:

a/ Technological application and development to raise energy yield in industries, construction, agriculture and transport;

b/ Application of technological solutions to manufacturing devices and equipment with high energy yield; improvement, renovation and upgrading of energy-consuming equipment;

c/ Application of solutions to economical and efficient use of energy solutions to work designing and construction and building material production;

d/ Development of cogeneration technology, raising use coefficients of thermal turbine units; technological solutions to increasing coefficients of mixed thermal energy use;

e/ Development and use of clean coal, coal gasification and gas liquefaction technologies with high energy yield while mitigating environmental pollution;

f/ Research and development of energies to substitute traditional fuels.

Article 43. Propagation, education and development of consultancy services for economical and efficient use of energy

The State encourages and creates favorable conditions for organizations and individuals to carry out the following activities:

1. Propagating and mobilizing to raise awareness about the observance of the law on economical and efficient use of energy:

2. Incorporating education about economical and efficient use of energy into school curricula in appropriate forms;

3. Providing energy consultancy services for:

a/ Energy audit;

b/ Transfer of energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies;

c/ Training in and consultancy on the application of advanced energy management models;

d/ Consultancy on energy-saving measures for energy users:

e/ Provision and dissemination of information on economical and efficient use of energy;

f/ Other services for economical and efficient use of energy.