There will be a suitable electricity price mechanism for semiconductor chip manufacturing plants

PHẠM ĐÔNG |

The Ministry of Industry and Trade urgently studies and proposes a suitable electricity price mechanism for semiconductor chip and electronic device manufacturing plants in Vietnam.

Supporting businesses in the semiconductor sector

The Government Office issued Notice No. 439/TB-VPCP dated August 22, 2025 on the conclusion of the National Steering Committee on Semiconductor Industry Development at the Second Meeting on August 4, 2025.

The Steering Committee requires ministries, branches and localities, based on their assigned functions, tasks and powers, to proactively and effectively implement tasks and solutions for developing the semiconductor industry in accordance with the policies and orientations in the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry Development Strategy to 2030, vision 2050 and the semiconductor Industry Human Resources Development Program to 2030, orientation to 2050.

Based on assigned functions, tasks and authority, ministries, branches and localities proactively research, promulgate or propose competent authorities to issue appropriate mechanisms and policies to support businesses in the semiconductor sector and attract domestic and international investment in the semiconductor industry.

Ministries, branches and localities proactively research and handle recommendations from localities and enterprises, especially issues related to institutions, mechanisms and policies; proactively coordinate with ministries, branches, research institutes, universities and enterprises in organizing and implementing related activities in the locality, ensuring efficiency, practicality and correct orientation.

The Ministry of Finance continues to focus on promoting foreign investment attraction in the semiconductor sector, prioritizing projects with advanced technology, new technology, high technology, clean technology, modern governance, high added value, and impact on the global production and supply chain.

Develop credit decisions for students, master's students, and doctoral students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and toan, and submit them to the Prime Minister in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Ministry of Education and Training closely follows the implementation of tasks on organizing training in the Human Resources Development Program for the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050, in which it directs the promotion of the model of linkage between the state, schools, and enterprises in training human resources for the semiconductor industry, ensuring efficiency and quality.

Proposing a suitable electricity price mechanism

The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to ensure a stable power source, meeting the requirements of rapid and strong development of the semiconductor industry, in which priority is given to the use of clean electricity.

At the same time, urgently research and propose a suitable electricity price mechanism for semiconductor chip and electronic device manufacturers in Vietnam, report to the Prime Minister in the third quarter of 2025.

Urgently research, review, and propose amendments and supplements to Decree No. 57/2025/ND-CP regulating the mechanism for direct electricity purchase and sale between renewable energy power generation units and large electricity customers, Decree No. 58/2025/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Electricity Law on the development of renewable energy, new energy and documents regulating self-produced and self-consumed electricity, report to the Prime Minister in August 2025.

The Ministry of Construction has solutions to ensure transport infrastructure, facilitate transportation, delivery of goods and logistics services of manufacturing enterprises in the semiconductor sector.

Research and issue a plan to promote the application of semiconductor chip industry to serve transport infrastructure, smart transportation, smart cities, to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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