Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed and promulgated Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on mechanisms and policies for national energy development in the period 2026 - 2030.
This Resolution stipulates mechanisms and policies for national energy development in the period 2026 - 2030, including: adjusting and updating power development planning, power supply network development plans in provincial planning; investment in power project construction; offshore wind power development; direct electricity trading; investment in construction of oil and gas and coal projects and works.
Regarding investment in the construction of power grid projects, the resolution clearly states that power grid business investment projects in power development planning and power supply grid development plans in provincial planning do not have to carry out investment policy approval procedures.
Regarding the selection of investors for electricity business investment projects, in addition to cases according to the provisions of the law on electricity, investment law, and land law, cases of investor approval not bidding for land use rights, bidding to select investors include:
The project invests in building, upgrading, and renovating the control center of the national and regional power systems under the national power system regulation unit.
Offshore wind power projects according to the provisions of this Resolution; in case the investor is approved for an agreement on receiving land use rights to implement an electricity business investment project in accordance with the provisions of land law and investment law.
In case an investor with land use rights is allocated land, leased land, and recognized land use rights by the State, it is proposed to implement an electricity business investment project in accordance with the provisions of land law.
Power projects with urgent requirements must be implemented immediately to ensure completion of progress, energy security falls under the case of applying investor selection in special cases according to the provisions of the law on bidding.
Based on the proposal of enterprises 100% owned by the State or enterprises 100% owned by these enterprises, within 30 days from the date of receiving the proposal dossier, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall consider and decide on the approval of the power grid project investor in the power development plan or the provincial plan.
Regarding the development of small modular nuclear power, small modular nuclear power is a nuclear power plant using small modular nuclear reactors according to the definition and classification of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Resolution also encourages state-owned and private sector enterprises to participate in research and investment in the development of small-scale nuclear power.
The development of small-scale nuclear power must ensure nuclear security and safety, in accordance with the provisions of the law on atomic energy and other relevant laws.
According to each period, based on development needs and the situation of technology commercialization, the Government promulgates a mechanism for investing in the development of small-scale nuclear power.
