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Please Sign in your LuatVietnam account and sign up for the lookup software .| Issuing bodies: | Ministry of Industry and Trade | Effective date: | |
| Official number: | 21/2020/TT-BCT | Signer: | Hoang Quoc Vuong |
| Legislation Type: | Circular | Expired date: | Updating |
| Issuing date: | 09/09/2020 | Effect: | |
| Fields: | Electricity |
4 cases exempt from electricity activity licenses
On September 09, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Circular No. 21/2020/TT-BCT providing the order and procedures for grant of electricity activity licenses.
Accordingly, at least 15 working days before the expected date of official commencement of commercial operation, an organization engaged in electricity generation shall submit a complete dossier of application for an electricity activity license. Dossiers falling within the licensing competence of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam shall be submitted via the Public Service Portal.
Dossiers falling within the licensing competence of provincial-level People’s Committees shall be sent directly or by post or online via websites (if any) of the licensing agencies.
Besides, the Circular also stipulates 04 cases exempt from electricity activity licenses, including: Generation of electricity for one’s own use and not for sale to other organizations and individuals; Generation of electricity with an installation output of up to 1 MW for sale to other organizations and individuals; Electricity trading in rural areas, mountainous areas and on islands that purchase electricity with an output of under 50 kVA from electricity distribution grids for sale directly to electricity consumers in such areas and islands; Regulation of the national power system and administration of transactions of the electricity market.
This Circular takes effect on October 26, 2020.
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