The Prime Minister requested to resolutely handle and resolve difficulties and obstacles for renewable energy projects, strictly prohibit lobbying, negativity, and corruption, and strive to complete before January 31, 2025.
Very high consensus on the removal policy
On the afternoon of December 12, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference to announce and implement the Government's Resolution on policies and directions to remove obstacles and difficulties for renewable energy projects.
At the conference, reports and opinions pointed out that the implementation of the renewable energy development policy is a new solution, unprecedented, lacking experience, and the legal system is not yet complete, so the implementation process still has some violations that have been specifically concluded by the Government Inspectorate.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference.
Under the strong direction of the Government leaders, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other ministries and branches have actively developed plans to remove difficulties and obstacles.
According to reports and opinions at the conference, by the end of 2023, the total capacity of renewable energy sources (wind power, solar power) in the power system will be 21,664 MW, accounting for about 27%.
The cumulative annual electricity output of power sources (wind, ground-mounted solar, rooftop solar) is about 27,317 million kWh, accounting for nearly 13% of the power system.
These results contribute to implementing the orientation in the Power Plan VIII, Vietnam's commitment at the COP26 Conference to achieve "zero" net emissions by 2050 and ensure energy security.
Specifically, it sent opinions to 8 ministries, agencies, 27 provinces and centrally-run cities; asked for opinions from members of the Steering Committee to remove difficulties and obstacles for projects; organized 3 meetings and 1 conference in Khanh Hoa; asked for opinions from members of the Government Party Committee.
Thereby, ministries, agencies and localities all have a high level of consensus on policies, viewpoints, goals and solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles for the above-mentioned renewable energy projects.
Delegates attending the conference highly appreciated the Government's determination to make efforts and resolve difficulties and obstacles for renewable energy projects.
Resolved before January 31, 2025
In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented a number of general viewpoints and principles to resolve difficulties for projects in general, especially with bona fide parties, thereby avoiding wasting social resources and reducing the confidence of domestic and foreign investors.
Specific projects will be assigned to localities to proactively work with enterprises to resolve within their authority. If beyond their authority, they will be reported to competent authorities.
Conference overview.
Violations need to be isolated and specific responsibilities assigned to relevant individuals. Violations must not be legalized, but solutions, mechanisms, and policies must be found to resolve them.
The Prime Minister emphasized that it is an objective and urgent requirement to immediately remove obstacles to deploy and put renewable energy projects into operation.
If renewable energy projects are not dismantled and put into operation, they will cause waste of invested capital; waste of electricity, and not be able to supplement electricity when we are in dire need, especially in the period of 2026-2030.
Removing difficulties and obstacles for these projects will be an important basis for increasing power sources to serve the socio-economic development goals in 2025 and the coming time. The solutions to remove difficulties are highly agreed upon by ministries, branches and local agencies, and have been approved by the Government, so they need to be thoroughly implemented immediately, urgently, synchronously and effectively.
"The Government's message is to resolutely handle and resolve difficulties and obstacles, quickly deploy and maximize the efficiency of investment projects, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, in which GDP growth in 2025 will reach at least 8%," the Prime Minister said.
In terms of viewpoint, the Government determines to resolve difficulties with the spirit of choosing the optimal solution based on analysis, evaluation, comparison of socio-economic benefits and minimizing disputes, complaints, and impacts on the investment environment; ensuring security and order, national energy security and harmonizing the interests of the State, investors, businesses and people.
Criminal proceedings are the last resort to facilitate the removal of obstacles for projects through economic solutions; if the current law changes, does not cause consequences, and there is no corruption, then no criminal proceedings are required.
Removing difficulties and obstacles for projects is considered legal when approved by competent authorities. Protecting the rights and legitimate interests of bona fide third parties according to the law.
Do not create new violations, do not let negative corruption and bad consequences arise in the handling process, especially mistakes being piled on top of mistakes.
Regarding the solution, agree to handle and allow additional planning for implementation in case the project does not violate regulations related to national security and defense, planning of key national works and projects.
For projects with violations of procedures and processes related to land and construction works, they are allowed to be completed according to the provisions of law.
For projects that violate planning on minerals, irrigation, national defense, etc., an assessment of the socio-economic efficiency between planning implementation and project implementation must be conducted to adjust overlapping planning accordingly or integrate and simultaneously implement both renewable energy projects and related planning.
For projects that are enjoying FIT prices but violate the Conclusion of competent authorities due to the fault of the enterprise and do not fully meet the conditions for enjoying FIT prices, they will not be entitled to preferential FIT prices but must re-determine the electricity purchase and sale prices according to regulations; recover the preferential FIT prices that have been enjoyed incorrectly through offset payment for electricity purchases.
The Prime Minister stated that the authority of each level must resolve the issue publicly and transparently according to the solutions proposed by the Government; trying to resolve it completely before January 31, 2025.
Strictly prohibit lobbying, negativity and corruption.
Regarding the implementation of the Resolution, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to thoroughly grasp the sense of responsibility, remove difficulties, and immediately handle obstacles within their authority for projects on the principle that obstacles at which level must be handled and resolved, and not pushed to higher levels or handled in a roundabout way.
For projects that have been prosecuted, violations will only be handled and remedied after a verdict has come into effect according to the provisions of law. Handling of problems must be public and transparent; handling of problems for the purpose of corruption and group interests is strictly prohibited.
"Removing difficulties and obstacles with renewable energy projects must be public and transparent, without causing difficulties, inconvenience, or harassment.
The government has issued a policy to remove difficulties, localities must work with businesses to remove difficulties and obstacles, no one has to lobby for anything. It is especially forbidden to lobby, be negative, be corrupt and then have to deal with it, losing people, losing money, losing time, losing trust, losing opportunities. If anyone does lobby, the authorities will handle it seriously," the Prime Minister emphasized.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thu-tuong-nghiem-cam-tieu-cuc-tham-nhung-trong-xu-ly-vuong-mac-cac-du-an-dien-tai-tao-192241212191924243.htm
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