Chương 1 Thông tư 18/2012/TT-BCT: Quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular prescribes the supervision of competitive electricity market and responsibilities of the units participating in the electricity market

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular is applicable to the following units:

1. Power generating units

2. The System and market operator.

3. The Single buyer.

4. The electricity transmitting units.

5. The electricity distributing units.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the following terms are construed as follows:

1. Market intervention: specified in Article 55 of the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT on May 10, 2010 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the operation of competitive electricity market (hereinafter referred to as the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT).

2. Ancillary services are services of frequency adjustment, spinning reserve, operating reserve, non-spinning reserve due to the restriction of electricity system security, voltage regulation and black start.

3. Electricity market data is the data of every input and output figures of the electricity system and market operation plans; the payment calculation the electricity market after the operation date, calculated and managed by the System and market operator

4. The Single buyer is the only purchaser in the electricity market that purchases the entire electric power via the electricity market and power purchase agreements.

5. Power generating units are services that possess one or more power plants participating in the electricity market and signing power purchase agreements between such power plants and the Single buyer.

6. The electricity distributing units are Electricity Corporations licensed to carry out electricity distribution and electricity retail.

7. Electricity transmitting units are electricity units licensed to carry out electricity distribution, being responsible for managing and operating the national electricity transmission grid.

8. The System and market operator are the commanding units controlling the electricity generation, transmission and distribution in the national electricity system and operating the electricity market.

9. Capacity add-on (CAN) is the unit price of a power unit in each transaction period, applicable to the capacity payment calculation for power generating units in the electricity market.

10. Full market price (FMP) is the sum of the System marginal price (SMP) and CAN in a transaction period.

11. Power purchase agreements are the written agreements between the Single buyer and power generating units or electricity exporters, importers.

12. Contracts for difference are power purchase agreements between the Single buyer and the direct power generating units under the form promulgated by The Ministry of Industry and Trade.

13. Scheduling after operation date is the scheduling of SMP and the schedule of paid power calculation as prescribed in the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT.

14. Electricity market regulations: are the regulations on the electricity market operation prescribed in the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT and the Circular No. 45/2011/TT-BCT on December 30, 2011 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT.

15. Electricity market process are the specific process to operate the electricity market specified in Article 109 of the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT and the process guiding the implementation of the Circular No. 12/2010/TT-BCT April 15, 2010 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the electricity transmission system, the Circular No. 27/2009/TT-BCT on September 25, 2009 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the electricity measurement in the competitive electricity market.

16. Electricity market members are the units participating the transactions or service provision on the electricity market specified in Article 2 of the Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BCT.