Decree 272/2026/ND-CP detailing Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on national energy development in 2026–2030

DECREE

Detailing a number of articles and measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025, on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026–2030 period

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Bidding No. 22/2023/QH15, which was amended and supplemented by Law No. 57/2024/QH15 and Law No. 90/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment No. 82/2015/QH13, which was amended and supplemented by Law No. 35/2018/QH14, Law No. 61/2024/QH15 and Law No. 146/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026–2030 period;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

The Government promulgates the Decree detailing a number of articles and measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025, on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026–2030 period.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Decree provides detailed regulations on Articles 4, 10, 11 and 12 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15; guidance on the implementation of the following matters: the contents and components of dossiers, and the order and procedures for adjustment and updating of the power development plan and adjustment and updating of the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan; eligibility conditions applicable to entities conducting offshore wind power project surveys; eligibility conditions applicable to enterprises preparing dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for offshore wind power projects for implementation of projects; the receipt and processing of dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for offshore wind power projects; the receipt and processing of dossiers proposing offshore wind power project surveys; the coordination mechanism between the authority receiving dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy and the authority receiving dossiers for application for offshore wind power project surveys; approval of investors for power grid investment projects.

2. This Decree prescribes measures for organizing the implementation of Points b, c and d, Clause 1, Article 15 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

Article 2. Subjects of application

Agencies, organizations and individuals conducting electric power activities or carrying out other activities related to power sector in Vietnam.

Article 3. Contents of reports and components of dossiers for application for plan adjustment and updating

1. A report on adjustment and updating of the power development plan shall include the following principal contents:

a) Legal grounds for and necessity of plan adjustment and updating;

b) Current status of the regional power system;

c) Scale, schedule and principal parameters of the project for which plan adjustment and updating is required, and the reasons for adjustment;

d) Assessment of the effects of plan adjustment and updating on interconnection, capacity evacuation capability and operational safety of the regional power system;

dd) Coordinated solutions concerning relevant regional power sources and grids (if any) to ensure electricity supply, capacity evacuation and safe and stable operation;

e) Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of plan adjustment and updating;

g) Assessment of linkages with the infrastructure system in the locality (if any);

h) Conclusions and recommendations.

2. A report on adjustment and updating of the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan shall include the following principal contents:

a) Legal grounds for and necessity of plan adjustment and updating;

b) Current status of the power system in the locality;

c) Scale, schedule and principal parameters of the project for which plan adjustment and updating is required, and the reasons for adjustment;

d) Assessment of the effects of plan adjustment and updating on interconnection, capacity evacuation capability and operational safety of the power system in the locality and regional interconnection;

dd) Coordinated solutions concerning power sources and grids in the locality (if any) to ensure electricity supply, capacity evacuation and safe and stable operation;

e) Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of plan adjustment and updating;

g) Assessment of linkages with the infrastructure system in the locality (if any);

h) Conclusions and recommendations.

3. Components of a dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating:

a) A written request for plan adjustment and updating from the provincial-level People’s Committee, for contents falling within the approval competence of the Minister of Industry and Trade; a written request from the agency or unit assigned by the provincial-level People’s Committee to prepare the dossier, for contents falling within the approval competence of the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee;

b) Report on plan adjustment and updating prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;

c) Written comments from the Power Corporation or the National Power Transmission Corporation, according to the scope of its management and operation of the power grid, and from relevant agencies and units consulted during dossier preparation concerning the contents of plan adjustment and updating;

d) Diagrams of plan adjustment and updating, and documents and databases on plan adjustment and updating directly related to the contents of the assessment (if necessary);

dd) Other relevant documents (if any).

4. The agency or unit assigned to prepare the dossier shall be responsible for the contents, data and documents in the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating.

5. Dossiers for application for plan adjustment and updating shall be submitted electronically. For documents with large file size, a link or QR code shall be provided together with the written submission for access by the authority in charge of appraisal.

Article 4. Order and procedures for plan adjustment and updating

1. The entities preparing dossiers for application for plan adjustment and updating shall be determined as follows:

a) For contents of adjustment and updating of the power development plan falling within the approval competence of the Minister of Industry and Trade, the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality to which the proposed contents of plan adjustment and updating relate shall assign an agency or unit under its management to prepare the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating, to submit to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for organization of appraisal and approval within the prescribed competence;

b) For contents of adjustment and updating of the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan falling within the approval competence of the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall assign a specialized agency or an agency or unit under its management to prepare the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating.

2. The agency or unit preparing the dossier prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall prepare the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating, including the documents prescribed at Points a, b, d and dd, Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree; where the written comments prescribed at Point c, Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree are already available, they shall be enclosed with the dossier. For a dossier falling within the case prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall submit it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for organization of appraisal and approval within competence. For a dossier falling within the case prescribed at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article, the agency or unit preparing the dossier shall report to the provincial-level People’s Committee for organization of appraisal in accordance with Clause 3 of this Article and approval within the competence prescribed in Clause 4, Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

3. The authority competent to approve plan adjustment and updating in accordance with Clause 4, Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 shall designate an authority to take charge of appraisal of plan adjustment and updating in accordance with the following order and procedures:

a) The authority in charge of appraisal shall receive and check the completeness and validity of the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating; shall request the agency submitting the dossier for plan adjustment and updating to supplement and complete the dossier if the dossier is incomplete or does not satisfy validity requirements within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier;

b) Within 15 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating whose completeness and validity have been checked, the authority in charge of appraisal shall organize appraisal of the dossier. Within no more than 02 working days from the date on which the dossier is determined to be complete and valid, the authority in charge of appraisal shall send written requests for comments to Vietnam Electricity, the Power Corporation or the National Power Transmission Corporation, according to the scope of its management and operation of the power grid, and agencies and units directly concerned with the contents of adjustment and updating, including the power system dispatch unit where necessary.

Within 07 working days from receipt of the written request for comments, the agencies and units consulted shall reply in writing on matters falling within their respective functions, tasks and powers. Upon expiry of the above time limit, failure to reply in writing shall be deemed concurrence with the contents of the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating, and the agencies and units concerned shall bear responsibility for matters falling within the scope of their management;

c) After receiving the official written comments of relevant agencies and units on the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating, or upon expiry of the consultation time limit prescribed at Point b of this Clause, the authority in charge of appraisal shall issue a written request to the submitting agency to complete the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating.

Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the written request for dossier completion, the agency submitting the dossier shall prepare a report on the incorporation of and explanations concerning the comments, complete the dossier for plan adjustment and updating, including the documents prescribed in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree, and submit it to the authority in charge of appraisal;

d) Within 05 working days from receipt of the complete dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating as supplemented and completed, the authority in charge of appraisal shall prepare an appraisal report and a draft approval document or decision, and submit them to the competent authority prescribed in Clause 4, Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15, together with the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating completed in accordance with Point c of this Clause, for consideration and approval.

4. Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier for application for plan adjustment and updating, together with the appraisal report of the authority in charge of appraisal, the competent authority prescribed in Clause 4, Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 shall consider and approve plan adjustment and updating.

5. Announcement and disclosure of information, and updating of the contents of plan adjustment and updating in the national planning information system, shall be carried out in accordance with the law on planning and relevant laws.

6. Preparation of cost estimates, management, use, payment and final settlement of funds shall comply with the law on the state budget, the law on public investment and relevant laws.

Article 5. Eligibility conditions applicable to entities conducting offshore wind power project surveys

1. A surveying entity, for the purposes of this Decree, means an organization applying for allocation of a sea area for surveys serving the development of an offshore wind power project.

2. A surveying entity shall satisfy the following conditions:

a) Have equity of at least 01 billion dong for each MW of offshore wind power for which allocation of a sea area for surveys is requested. In case a surveying entity applies for allocation of sea areas for surveys of multiple offshore wind power projects, the surveying entity shall meet the minimum equity requirement corresponding to the total capacity, in MW, of the proposed offshore wind power projects;

b) Satisfy the conditions and capacity requirements prescribed at Points a, b, dd and e, Clause 1, Article 26 of Decree No. 58/2025/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Electricity concerning the development of electricity from renewable energy and new energy sources;

c) Have a commitment not to request reimbursement of funds under any circumstances, except where the surveying entity is an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital and which has been assigned a task by the competent authority in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15.

3. Documents evidencing satisfaction with the financial capacity condition prescribed at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article shall include a copy of at least one of the following documents:

a) The surveying entity’s audited financial statements for the 02 most recent years;

b) A commitment of financial support from the parent company;

c) Other documents evidencing the surveying entity’s financial capacity.

4. The surveying entity shall submit the documents prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article together with the dossier for application for allocation of a sea area to the authority receiving dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas. The order and procedures for appraisal of dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for offshore wind power project surveys shall comply with the law on marine and island natural resources and environment.

Article 6. Handling of survey costs and costs of preparing dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for offshore wind power projects where the competent authority assigns surveys to an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital

1. Survey costs and costs of preparing the dossier for application for approval of the investment policy for a project, where an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital has conducted offshore wind power project surveys in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15 for purposes of bidding for investor selection, shall be audited before the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article are implemented.

2. In case an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital has conducted offshore wind power project surveys in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15 for purposes of bidding for investor selection, and a successful bidder has been selected, the following provisions shall apply:

a) In case an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital has conducted offshore wind power project surveys in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15 for purposes of bidding for investor selection and participates in capital contribution in accordance with Point a, Clause 3, Article 27 of Law No. 61/2024/QH15, the investors contributing capital for investment in the project shall reimburse this enterprise for the survey costs and costs of preparing the dossier for approval of the investment policy in proportion to the capital contribution ratios specified in the dossier for approval of the investment policy, before being approved as investors implementing the project;

b) In case an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital has conducted offshore wind power project surveys in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15 for purposes of bidding for investor selection and the provisions of Point b, Clause 3, Article 27 of Law No. 61/2024/QH15 apply, the investor selected to implement the project shall reimburse this enterprise for all survey costs and costs of preparing the dossier for approval of the investment policy before being approved as the investor implementing the project;

c) Amounts reimbursed by the successful bidder in accordance with Points a and b of this Clause shall be included in the enterprise’s revenue.

3. Survey costs and costs of preparing the dossier for approval of the investment policy for the project incurred by an enterprise in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital and which has conducted offshore wind power project surveys in accordance with Point a, Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15 for purposes of bidding for investor selection shall be recorded as this enterprise’s production and business expenses in the cases prescribed at Point b, Clause 1, Article 10 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

Article 7. Dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for offshore wind power investment and business projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period and the 2031–2035 period

1. A dossier for application for approval of the investment policy for an offshore wind power investment and business project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period, shall comply with the law on investment and shall also contain the following principal contents:

a) The proposed area and location of the sea area to be used for surveys and the survey implementation period (for a project for which on-site survey results are not yet available), or the proposed location, coordinates and area of the sea area to be used for implementation of the investment project (for a project for which on-site survey results are available);

b) Research data or data collected for the area proposed for implementation of the offshore wind power project, including: wind speed, topographical conditions and geological conditions; preliminary data on meteorological and marine hydrological conditions and oceanographic conditions; proposed port arrangements for the transportation of equipment for the offshore wind power project;

c) A preliminary plan for interconnection with the power system;

d) Proposed milestones for project implementation: approval of the investment project; commencement of construction of the main works; commencement of project operation.

2. The location, coordinates and area of the sea area allocated for surveys, as specified in the dossier for approval of the investment policy prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article (for a project for which on-site surveys have not yet been conducted), shall serve as the basis for determining the location, coordinates and area of the sea area for investment in the project in the construction investment feasibility study report for this project.

3. A dossier for application for approval of the investment policy for an offshore wind power investment and business project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2031–2035 period, shall comply with the law on investment and shall also contain the following principal contents:

a) The proposed location, coordinates and area of the sea area to be used for implementation of the investment project;

b) On-site data from the sea area allocated for offshore wind power surveys, including: wind speed, topographical conditions and geological conditions; meteorological and marine hydrological conditions and oceanographic conditions; proposed port arrangements for the transportation of equipment for the offshore wind power project;

c) The contents prescribed at Points c and d, Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 8. Eligibility conditions applicable to enterprises preparing dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for offshore wind power investment and business projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period and the 2031–2035 period

1. An enterprise preparing a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy with concurrent approval of the investor for an offshore wind power project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period, shall satisfy the following conditions:

a) Have equity for investment in the offshore wind power project amounting to not less than 20% of the total investment capital of the project, and have a lending commitment from a bank, a foreign bank branch or another credit institution for the remaining capital of the proposed offshore wind power project;

b) In case the enterprise is a foreign investor or a foreign-invested economic organization, it shall satisfy the conditions prescribed at Points c, d and dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of Decree No. 58/2025/ND-CP and have an investment capital contribution ratio in the project of at least 15%;

c) In case the enterprise is a domestic enterprise with no foreign investors as members or shareholders, it shall have an investment capital contribution ratio in the project of at least 5%.

2. In case the investor preparing the dossier for application for approval of the investment policy in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article is a consortium of 02 or more enterprises, the condition prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate capacity of the member enterprises of the consortium.

Article 9. Receipt and processing of dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy; receipt and processing of dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for surveys; coordination mechanism between the authority receiving dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy and the authority receiving dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for surveys of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period

1. Except for the case prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the Ministry of Finance shall not process dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy for projects in the following cases:

a) An offshore wind power project for which the period of allocation of a sea area by the competent authority for surveys has not expired;

b) An offshore wind power project whose sea area overlaps with a sea area for which the period of allocation by the competent authority for surveys of another offshore wind power project has not expired.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall only receive a dossier for application for allocation of a sea area for surveys of an offshore wind power project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period, after the Prime Minister has approved the investment policy with concurrent approval of the investor for this project, except in the case of an application for allocation of an additional sea area to an entity already allocated a sea area for surveys by a competent state authority. The total area of the sea area already allocated and the additional sea area shall comply with the provisions on the area of sea areas for surveys in Clause 5, Article 27 of Decree No. 58/2025/ND-CP.

3. A surveying entity that has been allocated a sea area by the competent authority for surveys of an offshore wind power project may prepare a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy, independently or as part of a consortium, and submit it to the Ministry of Finance during the period of allocation of the sea area for this project, provided that the project lies within the sea area allocated for surveys.

4. A surveying entity preparing a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy in accordance with Clause 3 of this Article shall satisfy the conditions prescribed in Clause 1, Article 8 of this Decree, and the dossier for application for approval of the investment policy for the project shall satisfy the requirements prescribed in Clause 1, Article 7 of this Decree.

5. In case dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy contain identical names of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period, such dossiers shall be handled as follows:

a) In case proposals for the investment policy for offshore wind power projects contain identical project names in the power development plan, the dossier of the enterprise that first submits a valid dossier, as recorded in the Dossier Receipt, shall be received, considered and processed;

b) The Ministry of Finance shall not consider, and shall return, dossiers submitted by other enterprises (if any) after receipt of the valid dossier of the first enterprise in accordance with Point a of this Clause and before the result of processing that valid dossier is available.

6. The order and procedures for approval of the investment policy with concurrent approval of the investor implementing the project shall comply with the law on investment.

7. The contents of appraisal of a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy with concurrent approval of the investor for a project shall include:

a) Conditions relating to national defense, security, national sovereignty, marine and island natural resources and environment, maritime affairs, oil and gas, and matters prescribed by other relevant laws (if any);

b) Other appraisal contents prescribed by the law on investment.

Article 10. Receipt and processing of dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy; receipt and processing of dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for surveys; coordination mechanism between the authority receiving dossiers for application for approval of the investment policy and the authority receiving dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for surveys of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2031–2035 period

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall receive dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for offshore wind power project surveys for projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2031–2035 period, and conduct appraisal in accordance with the law on marine and island natural resources and environment.

2. The Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality where the offshore wind power project’s capacity aggregation point is located shall only receive a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy for an offshore wind power project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2031–2035 period, when on-site survey results are available for the sea area allocated for surveys for implementation of this project.

3. The order and procedures for approval of the investment policy for the project shall comply with the law on investment.

4. The contents of appraisal of a dossier for application for approval of the investment policy shall include:

a) Conditions relating to national defense, security, national sovereignty, marine and island natural resources and environment, maritime affairs, oil and gas, and matters prescribed by other relevant laws (if any);

b) Other appraisal contents prescribed by the law on investment.

5. Selection of investors for offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2031–2035 period, shall comply with the law on investment, the law on bidding, the law on electricity and other relevant laws.

Article 11. Approval of investors for power grid projects

Approval of investors for power grid investment and business projects included in the power development plan and the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan shall be carried out as follows:

1. Dossier for application for approval of the investor

a) The dossier for application for approval of the investor shall include a Submission requesting approval of the investor using Form No. 01 in the Appendix promulgated together with this Decree; documents concerning the investor’s legal status; documents evidencing the investor’s financial capacity, including at least one of the following documents: the investor’s financial statements for the 02 most recent years, a commitment of financial support from the parent company, a commitment of financial support from a financial institution, a guarantee of the investor’s financial capacity, or other documents evidencing the investor’s financial capacity;

b) The investor shall submit 01 set of the dossier to the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality where the project is implemented; for a power grid project traversing 02 or more provinces or centrally run cities, the dossier shall be submitted to the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality where the line starting point is located, as identified by the project name in the plan. The dossier shall be submitted in person, by postal service or through the administrative procedure processing information system of the province or centrally run city.

2. Order and procedures for approval of the investor

a) Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall assign a specialized agency or the agency assigned the task to organize a check of the completeness and validity of the dossier; where the dossier is incomplete or invalid, the assigned agency shall issue a written request to the investor to amend and supplement the dossier. The time taken by the investor to amend and supplement the dossier shall not be included in the time limit for considering approval of the investor;

b) Within 15 working days from the date of receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the agency assigned the task by the provincial-level People’s Committee shall prepare a report and submit it to the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee for consideration and decision. In case necessary, the agency assigned the task by the provincial-level People’s Committee shall seek comments from relevant agencies and units on matters falling within the scope of their management within the dossier processing time limit prescribed at this Point;

c) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier and the report of the agency assigned the task by the provincial-level People’s Committee, the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee shall consider and issue the Decision approving the investor using Form No. 02 in the Appendix promulgated together with this Decree. In the case of non-approval, the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee shall reply to the investor in writing, clearly stating the reasons;

d) For a power grid project traversing 02 or more provinces or centrally run cities, the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality where the line starting point is located, as identified by the project name in the power development plan or the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan, shall be the authority in charge of processing the dossier for approval of the investor. Consultation with relevant localities shall be carried out within the dossier processing time limit prescribed at Point b of this Clause. Failure to reply in writing within 07 working days from the date of receipt of the written request for comments shall be deemed concurrence with the matters on which comments are sought, and the localities concerned shall bear responsibility for matters falling within the scope of their management.

3. Matters to be considered for approval of the investor

The project’s conformity with the power development plan and the power-supply network development plan under the provincial master plan; the project’s eligibility for approval of the investor in accordance with Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15; the investor’s legal status; the investor’s financial capacity; investment objectives, investment scale, total investment capital and the capital mobilization plan, project implementation location, project duration and implementation schedule; other conditions applicable to the investor in accordance with relevant laws.

4. Processing result

The Decision of the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee approving the investor for the power grid project.

5. Adjustment of the Decision approving the investor

a) For a power grid project for which the investor has been approved in accordance with this Article and which is not subject to approval of the investment policy, the investor shall carry out procedures for adjustment of the Decision approving the investor if the contents of adjustment fall within a case requiring adjustment in accordance with the law on investment, the law on electricity and relevant laws;

b) The dossier for application for adjustment shall include a Submission requesting adjustment of the Decision approving the investor using Form No. 03 in the Appendix promulgated together with this Decree, and documents related to the contents for which adjustment is requested. The competence, order and procedures for adjustment of the Decision approving the investor shall follow the corresponding provisions of Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of this Article; the agency assigned the task by the provincial-level People’s Committee shall only consider the contents for which adjustment is requested and directly related contents. In case the adjustment is approved, the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee shall issue a Decision adjusting the Decision approving the investor using Form No. 04 in the Appendix promulgated together with this Decree.

Article 12. Organization of implementation

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall:

a) Monitor, guide and examine the implementation of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 and this Decree;

b) Prepare a three-year interim implementation review report to advise the Government in reporting to the National Assembly at its year-end 2028 session; prepare a final implementation review report to advise the Government in reporting to the National Assembly at its year-end 2030 session;

c) In the course of organizing implementation, if difficulties arise, compile and report them to the Government for consideration and amendment in line with actual circumstances.

2. The Government Inspectorate and relevant ministries and sectoral authorities shall, within the scope of their functions and tasks, monitor, guide, examine and inspect the implementation of relevant procedures for plan adjustment and updating, approval of investors for power grid projects, and development of offshore wind power projects included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period; coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in conducting interim and final reviews of implementation results in accordance with Point c, Clause 1, Article 15 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

3. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall:

a) Perform the tasks prescribed in this Decree;

b) Direct and organize the implementation of the provisions of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 and this Decree, the law on investment, the law on electricity, the law on marine and island natural resources and environment, and other legal provisions relevant to offshore wind power project development;

c) Report implementation results before December 25 each year; submit reports on the results of interim and final reviews of implementation in their localities to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for compilation and reporting to the Government.

Article 13. Implementation provisions

1. This Decree takes effect on July 04, 2026, and remains in force until the end of December 31, 2030.

2. An offshore wind power project for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period, shall be assigned to only 01 surveying entity to conduct offshore wind power surveys; where a proposal for offshore wind power project surveys which does not fall within the list of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period, it shall comply with the law on allocation of sea areas, the law on marine and island natural resources and environment, and other relevant laws.

3. In case dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas contain identical names of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period, such dossiers shall be handled as follows:

a) In case proposals for offshore wind power project surveys contain identical names of offshore wind power projects in the power development plan, the dossier of the surveying entity that first submits a complete and valid dossier, as recorded in the Dossier Receipt and Appointment for Return of Results, shall be received, considered and processed;

b) In case a proposal for offshore wind power project surveys contains an offshore wind power project name in the power development plan identical to that in a survey proposal for which the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has already allocated a sea area, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall reply to the surveying entity in writing regarding non-allocation of the sea area.

Article 14. Transitional provisions

For dossiers for application for allocation of sea areas for surveys of offshore wind power projects for sale of electricity to the national power system, included in the power development plan and expected to commence operation during the 2025–2030 period or the 2031–2035 period, which were accepted for processing by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment before this Decree takes effect but for which sea areas have not yet been allocated, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment may continue appraisal in accordance with the legal provisions applicable before this Decree takes effect, ensuring compliance with Clauses 2 and 3, Article 13 of this Decree.

* All Appendices are not translated herein.