The Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking opinions on the draft Decree amending Decree 57/2025 (regulating the mechanism for direct electricity purchase and sale between renewable energy power generation units and large electricity customers) and Decree 58/2025 on the development of electricity from renewable energy and new energy.
A noteworthy point in the draft is: organizations and individuals who install systems that are not connected to the national grid only need to send notices to the People's Committees at the commune level, instead of having to request many types of licenses as before.
The announcement content includes: investor's name, capacity scale, location, start and completion time. The People's Committee at the commune level will compile and report to the Department of Industry and Trade annually.
This proposal is receiving attention and support from the people because it is removing the biggest "bottleneck" in the popularization of clean energy in recent times - which is administrative procedures.
According to current regulations in Decree 58/2025 guiding the Electricity Law, all rooftop solar power projects, whether or not connected to the national power system, must be notified to competent authorities such as the Department of Industry and Trade, provincial power units, the Department of Construction and fire prevention and fighting agencies.
The dossier includes many types of documents: design drawings, construction permits, fire prevention and fighting safety, and even an environmental impact assessment.
For a small household, this takes a lot of time, effort and even unofficial costs, making many people hesitant to approach the new energy model.
Not to mention, recently, Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) also proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade supplement regulations on administrative sanctions for organizations and individuals developing self-produced - self-consumed solar power without registering according to regulations, causing many conflicting opinions.
It should be reiterated that in recent years, rooftop solar power has exploded but then slowed down, partly due to cumbersome registration procedures.
The new proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade shows that the policy is starting to "listen" to reality. This is a welcome flexibility, especially when Vietnam is moving towards a frugal, green and sustainable society.
This policy is also in line with the orientation of encouraging rooftop solar power, self-production - self-consumption, energy storage, development of waste - energy models, low-carbon technology and moving towards carbon neutrality, set out in Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW dated August 20, 2025 of the Politburo on ensuring national energy security until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
When licensing procedures are reduced, people will no longer feel "asking for - giving"; businesses will install and access customers more easily; and the government will also have clear and simple management tools.
In other words, a concise procedure can open up an entire potential clean energy market.
If approved, this proposal will not only remove administrative barriers for millions of households, but also demonstrate a modern management mindset: management to encourage, not to control.
