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.
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that there are renewable energy projects that have been suspended, delayed, and delayed in being put into operation.
This resource is also very large, it needs to be quickly deployed and put into use in the spirit of harmonizing the interests of the State, investors and people. Maximizing the efficiency of investment projects, preventing waste.
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) will be about 27,317 million kWh, accounting for nearly 13% of the power system.
However, with an incomplete legal system, the implementation of renewable energy projects has new points, complicated issues, and practical situations that are ahead of legal documents.
The development of solar and wind power is progressing quickly and positively, but there are also difficulties, obstacles, and even violations.
The violations have been specifically concluded by the Government Inspectorate; they need to be separated and specific responsibilities assigned to the individuals involved.
Delay in putting projects into operation will cause great waste of social resources, and will not be able to take advantage of available power sources to compensate, ensure power supply, and meet growth needs.
The consequences can cause the risk of collapse, insolvency, inability to repay bank loans, leading to bankruptcy, businesses and people losing money, affecting the investment and business environment.
Recently, the Government and the Prime Minister have resolutely directed to remove difficulties and obstacles for renewable energy projects. On December 7, 2024, the Government met and unanimously issued a Resolution on policies and directions to remove difficulties and obstacles for renewable energy projects.
The Prime Minister affirmed that we do not legalize those who do wrong, but must have solutions for completed investment projects that need to be exploited so as not to waste social resources.
This is the Government's effort in recent times, listening to the opinions of businesses, ministries, branches, and localities and determined to solve and remove problems.
The Prime Minister said that the Government decided to convene a conference today with localities and businesses investing in renewable energy projects to unify viewpoints, guiding ideas, solutions, quality, goals, and roadmaps, on that basis, to work together to solve the problem.
"The removal of difficulties and obstacles for renewable energy projects must be public and transparent, without causing difficulties, inconvenience, or harassment. The government issues a policy to remove difficulties, and localities must work with businesses to remove difficulties and obstacles, without anyone having 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 lobby, the authorities will handle it seriously," the Prime Minister emphasized.
The Prime Minister requested that all levels and sectors urgently take action, proactively implement solutions to handle and resolve the issue within their authority, without avoiding or shirking responsibility.
