Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Governing scope
This Circular regulates:
1. Content, sequence and procedures for formulation, assessment and approval for national electricity development planning and electricity development planning of central-affiliated cities and provinces;
2. Content, sequence and procedures for formulation, assessment, approval and adjustment for national electricity development planning and electricity development planning at levels of central-affiliated cities and provinces;
3. Responsibilities for management and monitoring of electricity development planning at all levels;
Article 2. Regulated entities
This Circular applies to:
1. Competent state agencies that are responsible for organizing formulation, assessment, approval and management of the implementation of electricity development planning at all levels;
2. Consultants that formulate electricity development planning at all levels;
3. Investors of electricity generation, transmission and distribution projects;
4. Electricity generating units, transmission network operators and electricity distribution units;
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, some terms are construed as follows:
1. Electricity development planning means electricity planning including the following levels:
a) National electricity development planning;
b) Electricity development planning at levels of central-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as provincial electricity development planning) include two components: 110kv system development planning and detailed development planning for medium, low-voltage grids after 110kv stations;
2. Cycle of planning means the cycle of time that a planning is renewed.
3. Planning stage means the period of time between two planning cycles within established planning project.
4. Planning consultant means a professional consultant that is granted the license to operate in electricity development planning consultancy
5. Large electricity source means a power plant with capacity over 50MW;
6. Medium and small electricity source means a power plant with capacity from 50MW and under;
Article 4. General principles in electricity development planning
1. Agencies that is responsible for formulating electricity development planning at all levels;
a) The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for formulating national electricity development planning;
b) People’s committees of provinces shall be responsible for formulating provincial electricity development planning;
2. Cycle of formulation and planning stage
a) Electricity development planning is formulated in a cycle of ten years once for ten-year planning stage and a vision to the next ten years;
b) Electricity development planning is updated and adjusted once in a cycle of five years or before the deadline to meet requirements for changes of socio-economic development.
3. Scope of national electricity development planning project including planning for large electricity sources and +220kv electricity transmission network (from 220KV and over) for the planning stage, and the determination of the lists of large electricity source projects and +220kv transmission network shall be implemented in planning stage.
4. Scope of provincial electricity development planning project comprises planning for medium and small electricity sources, 220kv substations to feed electricity to provinces, planning for 110kv grid, medium-voltage grid, and estimated total investment in low-voltage grid for the planning stage. Provincial electricity development planning includes two components:
a) Component of the 110kv electricity system development planning comprises planning for 220kv substations to feed electricity to provinces, 110kv grid planning, medium and small electricity sources, total quantity of medium-voltage lines/ total amount (KVA) of distribution substations;
b) Component of the detailed planning for development of medium and low-voltage grid behind 110kv stations comprises detailed planning for medium-voltage grid behind 110kv stations to feed electricity to provincial-affiliated districts, towns, determination of the lists of medium-voltage substations to be invested during the planning stage, estimated total quantity of medium-voltage lines, capacity of distribution substations, low-voltage lines that need investing during the planning stage.
5. Electricity development planning must be established for approval in the final year of the planning stage. Planning shall be updated, adjusted every five years and formulated for approval in the fifth year of the previous planning stage.
6. Electricity development planning must guarantee to meet demand for electricity during planning stage.
7. National electricity development planning must determine objectives, orientation, solutions, policies, lists of large electricity source projects and +220kV electricity transmission system to be developed in planning stage.
8. Electricity development planning must have objectives, orientation, solutions, policies, and lists of medium and small electricity source projects, +220kV substations feeding electricity to provinces, 110kv electricity system and electricity distribution network in the administrative division in planning stage.
9. Transmission network in provincial electricity development planning must conform to national electricity development planning.
10. The volume of medium and low-voltage grid in the component of the detailed planning for medium and low-voltage grid development behind 110kv stations must conform to component of 110kv electrical system development planning.
11. Any planning consultant that has license to operate in the field of electricity development planning at a particular level shall be permitted to preside over the formulation of electricity development planning at such level.
12. Any state agency that has competence to approve electricity development planning at a particular level shall be responsible for making decision on adjustments and supplements to the planning at such level.
13. Authority to approve provincial electricity development planning:
a) The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for approving component of 110kv electrical system development planning;
b) The Minister of Industry and Trade shall authorize president of the province's People’s committee to give approval, make adjustments and supplements to the component of the detailed planning for medium and low voltage grid development behind 110kv stations.
14. National and provincial electricity development planning must be formulated on the basis of socio-economic development planning, in conformity with primary energy source planning for power generation including new sources, renewable sources, electricity planning and other relevant planning.
15. Only electrical projects within the list of projects under newly approved planning are permitted to get connected to the national electricity system.
16. Investment in any electricity generation and grid development project under planning not yet supplemented or adjusted shall not be facilitated.
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