Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope and regulated entities
1. This Circular regulates:
a) Method of determination of electricity generation costs and specimen PPA applied to entities as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Sequence of inspection of PPA
2. This Circular applies to the following entities:
a) Generating units that own power plants connected with the national electricity system with total nominal capacity over 30MW, power plants with nominal capacity from 30MW and under volunteer to join electricity market except multi-target strategic hydroelectric plants, independent BOT power plants and power plants using renewable energy (wind, geothermy, tides and biomass);
Other power plants without a separate mechanism prescribed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall follow this Circular.
b) Other relevant organizations, individuals
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, some terms are construed as follows:
1. Seller means electricity generating units that are granted the operation license in electricity generation.
2. Buyer means Vietnam Electricity.
3. Investor means organizations, individuals that are directly involved in managing and using capital to implement power plant project investment activities.
4. Net capacity means nominal capacity converted into measurement positions to facilitate payment between the Seller and Buyer (kW).
5. Delivered electricity energy means all the electricity energy delivered to the Buyer by the Seller at the measurement positions.
6. Electricity generating units mean the units that own one or some power plants.
7. National electricity system and market operator means National Load Dispatch Center of Vietnam (A0).
8. Total first approved project investment capital means the investment capital accompanied by fundamental design approved for the first time by competent agencies according to the Government’s Decree No. 12/2009/NĐ-CP dated February 12, 2009 on management of construction investment management or replacement documents.
9. Settled investment capital means the entire lawful budget that is implemented during investment process to put the project into operation, settled and audited in accordance with the state regulations. Lawful budget means the budget that is implemented within design scope, approved cost estimates including adjustments and supplements in accordance with the signed contract and law provisions. Settled investment capital must be within total investment capital (approved or revised) according to the decision by competent authorities.
10. Fundamental year means the year for determination of total approved project investment capital or settled investment capital.
11. New power plants mean power plants without a PPA signed for the first time.
12. Other power plants include power plants that sell surplus production electricity energy to Vietnam Electricity, power plants that supply electrical system support services and thermal power plants that are restricted to supply of main fuel.
13. The two parties mean Seller and Buyer in the PPA.
14. Power purchase agreement (PPA) means a specimen contract for sale and purchase of electricity executed by each power plant as prescribed in Appendix 3 hereof.
15. Net fuel loss rate means the amount of fuel consumed to produce one kWh of electricity energy at the time of delivery (kg/kWh).
16. Net heat loss rate means the amount of heat consumed to produce one kWh of electricity energy at the time of delivery (BTU/kWh or kj/kWh or kcal/kWh).
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