The government is about to issue a decree to encourage rooftop solar power.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Photo: VGP

On the afternoon of September 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Government Standing Committee on the draft Government decree stipulating mechanisms and policies to encourage the development of rooftop solar power.

Unused power sold to the grid does not exceed 20% of installed capacity

At the meeting, after listening to the report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (the agency in charge of drafting the draft Decree) and the opinions of the delegates attending the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to absorb the opinions to complete the draft Decree and submit it to the Government for promulgation next week.

The Head of Government noted that the Decree needs to encourage the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power to promote Vietnam's unique potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages in solar power.

Accordingly, organizations and individuals investing in this system that do not fully utilize it will be allowed to sell to the grid no more than 20% of the installed capacity at a price not exceeding the average market electricity price in the previous year.

At the same time, expand regulations to allow transactions and purchases of self-consumed rooftop solar power in industrial parks, export processing zones, economic zones, and high-tech zones.

The Prime Minister also requested agencies to closely monitor the situation and propose to competent authorities to adjust relevant planning when necessary.

Specific regulations on electricity price mechanism

Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported many times related to this draft decree. In the most recent report, the ministry introduced the concept of "self-production and self-consumption" for rooftop solar power.

Specifically, self-produced and self-consumed electricity is electricity produced and consumed by the same organization or individual to serve the main needs of that organization or individual. It includes serving local consumption needs and generating surplus to the national power system but not exceeding 20% ​​of the actual installed capacity.

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) pays organizations and individuals for the surplus electricity output to the national power system, but not exceeding 20% ​​of the actual installed capacity. The purchase price of surplus electricity to the national power system for the year is agreed upon by the buyer and seller, applied at less than or equal to the electricity price, ensuring incentives.

Regarding procedures, for people, households and offices, the administrative procedures for installing rooftop solar power equipment on existing works will be minimized.

The Ministry also received comments related to operational management. In particular, for self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power with an installed capacity of less than 100kW and the option of selling surplus electricity to the grid, the power unit coordinates, accepts the metering system and connects information with the remote metering data collection of the power unit.

For self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power with an installed capacity of over 100kW and the option of selling surplus electricity to the national power system, the power unit coordinates and accepts the metering system and collects remote metering data, the on-site monitoring and control system and connects information with the collection, monitoring and control system of the distribution dispatch level.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chinh-phu-sap-ban-hanh-nghi-dinh-khuyen-khich-dien-mat-troi-mai-nha-20240923195012128.htm