The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular No. 9/2023/TT-BCT dated April 21, 2023 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 16/2014/TT-BCT dated May 29, 2014 and Circular No. 25/2018/TT-BCT dated September 12, 2018 regulating the implementation of electricity prices. This Circular takes effect from June 15, 2023, specifically as follows:
In Clause 2, Article 2 of Circular No. 9/2023/TT-BCT, the Ministry of Industry and Trade amends the regulations on selling electricity to students and workers renting houses (the tenant is not a household). The calculation of electricity prices for this group is divided into 2 specific cases:
Firstly, in the case where the tenant has a rental contract of 12 months or more and has registered temporary or permanent residence (determined based on information about residence at the location of electricity use), the landlord directly signs the electricity purchase contract or the tenant's representative signs the electricity purchase contract (with the landlord's commitment to pay the electricity bill).
Second, in case the rental period is less than 12 months and the landlord cannot fully declare the number of electricity users, the retail price of household electricity of level 3 (from 101-200 kWh) will be applied to the entire electricity output measured at the meter.
In case the homeowner fully declares the number of people using electricity, the electricity seller is responsible for providing the homeowner with a quota based on information about residence at the location of electricity use. Every 4 people are counted as one household using electricity to calculate the quota applied to the retail price of household electricity.
Specifically, 1 person is counted as 1/4 of the norm, 2 people are counted as 1/2 of the norm, 3 people are counted as 3/4 of the norm, 4 people are counted as 1 norm.
When there is a change in the number of tenants, the landlord is responsible for notifying the electricity seller to adjust the electricity bill calculation rate.
The electricity seller is allowed to request the electricity buyer to provide information about the residence at the location of electricity use as a basis for determining the number of people to calculate the electricity bill.
According to the summary of the electricity situation sold to workers, students and laborers for accommodation up to now, Nghe An has 1,513 housing rental facilities in the area with 8,965 rooms for rent. Through inspection and work, 1,512 landlords have committed to collect electricity bills at the correct regulated price.
Nghe An Electricity Company said that the unit regularly coordinates with local authorities to inspect the application of electricity prices at rental locations, handle violations of regulations on electricity prices for students and workers renting houses, and limit cases where landlords take advantage of electricity price policies to make illegal profits.
According to the leader of Nghe An Electricity, landlords who charge tenants more electricity than the regulated price will be fined if discovered. According to Clause 15, Article 2 of Decree 17/2022/ND-CP, landlords who charge tenants more electricity than the regulated price will be fined from 20-30 million VND.
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