Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP of October 21, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law

THE GOVERNMENT

Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP of October 21, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the December 3, 2004 Electricity Law and the November 20, 2012 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade,

The Government promulgates the Decree detailing a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree details a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law on planning and investment in electricity development; management of electricity demand; electricity purchase and sale; electricity prices; electricity activity licenses; regulation of electricity activities; and examination of electricity activities and use.

Article 2. Organization of adjustment of electricity development master plans

1. Electricity development master plans must be adjusted every five years or before schedule in order to timely meet changing requirements of socio-economic development.

2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall formulate and approve the outlines and cost estimates for the adjustment of the national electricity development master plan, including funding for appraisal and publicization; and register state budget plans for the adjustment of the master plan under regulations.

3. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall organize the formulation and approval of the outlines and cost estimates for the adjustment of provincial-level electricity development master plans in the localities, including funding for appraisal and publicization; and arrange local budget plans for the adjustment of the master plans under regulations.

Article 3. Management, implementation of electricity development master plans

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall:

a/ Perform the state management of electricity development master plans; guide the formulation of annual electricity development investment plans based on the approved electricity development master plans;

b/ Publicize the national electricity development master plan, including approved adjusted master plans;

c/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries and sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees in, devising mechanisms and solutions to implement the electricity development master plans for submission to the Prime Minister;

d/ Supervise and examine the implementation of the national electricity development master plan;

dd/ Annually review and assess the results,  impacts and effects of the implementation of the national electricity development master plan to be reported to the Prime Minister.

2. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall:

a/ Publicize provincial-level electricity development master plans, including approved adjusted master plans.

b/ Arrange land funds under the local land use master plans for electricity projects in the national electricity development master plan and approved provincial-level electricity development master plans;

c/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with investors in, ground clearance, compensation, population relocation, and resettlement for power projects;

d/ Supervise and examine the implementation of provincial-level electricity development master plans in the localities;

dd/ Annually review and assess the results, impacts and effects of the implementation of the provincial-level electricity development master plans to be reported to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

3. Electricity project investors shall:

a/ Provide timely and sufficient funds for units to compensate, relocate and resettle residents affected by power projects;

b/ Submit dossiers related to the allocation of land for the site, safety corridors, workers’ housing areas and resettlement areas of power projects to provincial-level People’s Committees;

c/ Coordinate with units decided by competent state agencies to carry out compensation, relocation and resettlement in conducting compensation, relocation and resettlement assistance and ground clearance;

d/ Make annual reports on the implementation of projects to competent state agencies managing the implementation of electricity development master plans.

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