Chapter 3.
COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Article 7. Principles of competitive wholesale electricity markets
1. Apart from principles as prescribed in Article 5 hereof, competitive wholesale electricity markets shall operate according to following principles:
a) Power corporations, power companies, electricity retailers and major end-users that meet requirements as prescribed shall be eligible for purchasing electricity from generating units, electricity wholesalers via a bilateral agreement in sport electricity market.
Apart from rights and obligations of electricity distributors and retailers, the power corporations and power companies shall perform rights and obligations of electricity wholesalers.
a) Newly established electricity wholesalers that meet requirements as prescribed shall be eligible for purchasing electricity from generating units, electricity wholesalers via a bilateral agreement in sport electricity market for selling to other electricity wholesalers, electricity retailers and major end-users.
c) Newly established electricity wholesalers that meet requirements as prescribed shall be eligible for purchasing electricity from generating units, electricity wholesalers via a bilateral agreement in sport electricity market for selling to other electricity wholesalers, electricity retailers and major end-users.
d) During pilot operation of wholesale electricity markets, a number of power corporations, power companies affiliated to Vietnam Electricity and a number of electricity retailers, major end-users shall be selected to participate in the pilot competitive wholesale electricity markets.
Article 8. Structure of electricity sector for formation and development of competitive wholesale electricity markets
To form a competitive wholesale electricity market, the structure of electricity sector should meet following requirements:
1. Pilot competitive wholesale electricity market stage
a) National electricity system regulatory units, electricity market transaction management units are independent units that do not share common interests with entities involved in electricity market;
b) Power corporations, power companies affiliated to Vietnam Electricity (except for large power plants playing important roles in socio-economic development, national defense and security under exclusive management of the State as prescribed in Article 4 of Law on Electricity) should be split into independent generating units sharing no common interests with electricity wholesalers, transmission network operators, national electricity system regulatory units and electricity market transaction management units;
c) Total installed capacity of a generating unit should not exceed 25% of total installed capacity of generating units involved in electricity market;
d) Power corporations, power companies that meet requirements as prescribed, are eligible for participation in the pilot competitive wholesale electricity markets should clearly define the organizing and accounting apparatus of electricity distribution and retailing departments.
2. Complete competitive wholesale electricity market stage
Power companies affiliated to power corporations shall be organized as independent accounting units; these units should clearly define the organizing and accounting apparatus of electricity distribution and retailing departments.
Article 9. Conditions for formation and development of competitive wholesale electricity markets
1. Legal document system
a) Project on re-structuring of electricity sector approved by the Prime Minister;
b) Design for competitive wholesale electricity market approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c) The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall promulgate or make amendments and supplements to following regulations:
- Regulations on conditions for participation in wholesale electricity markets; regulations on operation of competitive wholesale electricity markets;
- Regulations on electricity regulatory activities, electricity transmission system, distributed electricity system, electrical energy measurement and electricity pricing in accordance with activities of competitive wholesale electricity markets;
- Regulations on prices for electricity transmission, distribution, electricity system regulation and electricity market transaction management;
- Other necessary conditions;
2. Infrastructure of electricity system
a) Complete SCADA/EMS, remote measurement system connected to electricity distribution units as independent accounting units, major end-users meeting requirements of competitive wholesale electricity markets;
b) Equip communications system serving electricity market operation management meeting requirements of competitive wholesale electricity markets;
3. Entities participating in competitive wholesale electricity markets should be staffed by persons being trained in professional competence and skills, equipped with adequate infrastructure meeting requirements of competitive wholesale electricity markets.
4. Legal document system, infrastructure of electricity system should be adjusted as appropriate to meet requirements of complete wholesale electricity markets.
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