(TN&MT) - Continuing the program of the 9th Extraordinary Session, on the morning of February 14, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, authorized by the Prime Minister, submitted to the National Assembly a report on special mechanisms and policies for investment in the construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project.
There are special mechanisms for particularly important projects.
The Minister stated that at the 8th Session, the National Assembly issued a Resolution allowing the continued implementation of the investment policy for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project. To implement the above policies, the Government has directed ministries and branches to urgently carry out necessary tasks to soon put the project into operation in 2030 - 2031.
Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said that because this is a particularly important project with complex technology, only a few countries own it; the investment capital requirement is very large and it is the first time it is invested and built in our country, so it is necessary to have specific mechanisms and policies that are strong enough to speed up the progress and shorten the implementation time.
Accordingly, some contents of specific mechanisms and policies for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project will focus on some contents such as: Allowing simultaneous implementation of work on negotiating agreements and agreements with partners in parallel with the process of preparing documents and approving adjustments to investment policies and approving investment projects.
Regarding the selection of investors and contractors: The Prime Minister assigns investors to implement projects; Applying the form of turnkey contracts and designated bidding for turnkey packages for the construction of main factories with contractors in the Intergovernmental Agreement or Contract; Applying the form of designated bidding/abbreviated designated bidding for important consulting packages to establish, examine, evaluate, and assist investors in managing and implementing projects; purchasing fuel, hiring partners for operation and maintenance in the initial period.
Some project preparation work (feasibility study survey, technical design, mine clearance, component project implementation, etc.) is carried out in parallel during the negotiation of agreements, agreements, and turnkey contracts before approving the investment project.
Mechanism on financial plan and capital arrangement for project implementation: Negotiating government loans with partners; allowing investors to re-borrow without bearing credit risks; using increased revenue, saving budget expenditures and other legal capital sources; investors are allowed to use loans from government/enterprise/project bonds and some other mechanisms to have enough counterpart capital to implement the project; Arranging state budget capital to implement migration and resettlement projects;
The project also has a mechanism for applying technical regulations, standards, and norms; norms and unit prices; a mechanism allowing investors to exempt themselves from reporting procedures to the owner's representative agency for consideration and approval of investment projects and capital mobilization plans; a mechanism for implementing consultation on environmental impact assessment reports.
In addition, the Project has mechanisms and policies for Ninh Thuan province to implement the project of compensation and resettlement of nuclear power plants; develop infrastructure to serve nuclear power construction; ensure the supply of materials for project construction; ensure social security for people in the project area.
Mechanism on procedures for approving the policy of changing forest use to other purposes for items related to the Project and its component projects; handling overlapping national mineral reserve areas; handling overlapping planning (if arising) during the Project implementation process.
Other necessary mechanisms and policies will be specifically studied to synthesize and report in the dossier submitted to the National Assembly to adjust the investment policy of Ninh Thuan nuclear power projects.
“The implementation of the above-mentioned specific mechanisms and policies is very urgent to speed up the completion progress, contributing to ensuring national energy security, meeting the electricity demand for the country's socio-economic development in the new era.” - Minister Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized.
The Minister of Industry and Trade also informed that during the project implementation, if new issues arise or if this mechanism and policy need to be amended or supplemented, the Government will continue to study and report to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.
Clear regulations on applicable conditions
Through examination, the Committee of Science, Technology and Environment (SC&ET) agreed with the necessity of issuing a number of specific mechanisms and policies to speed up the construction progress of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant.
However, the Government's submission has not highlighted the political, legal and practical basis for the necessity and urgency of issuing mechanisms and policies. The review agency requested the Government to direct clarification of this content.
"Applying turnkey bidding is reasonable to speed up the implementation of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project. However, this form can lead to limited competition, the risk of group interests and lack of transparency in the implementation process," noted Chairman of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Le Quang Huy.
Therefore, the appraisal agency proposed that there should be clear regulations on the conditions of application, criteria for selecting contractors, and additional mechanisms to strictly control contract terms, especially commitments on technology, maintenance and technology transfer after project completion.
Regarding the Government's proposal to put the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project into operation in 2030, the Appraisal Committee recommended careful study and additional solutions to ensure the goal of completing the project.
Regarding the financial plan and capital arrangement for Vietnam Electricity Group and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, the appraisal agency proposed to study and consider specific regulations in the draft Resolution.
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