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| Rooftop solar power systems in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai__Photo: VNA |
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is seeking public opinions on a draft decree on development of rooftop solar power, focusing on regulations on non-commercial self-consumption rooftop solar power systems.
The MOIT provides for two cases of rooftop solar power systems.
In the first case, rooftop solar power systems may be connected with the national power grid but the generated electricity would be used for self-consumption only and may not be sold to other electricity users and the Electricity of Vietnam. Rooftop solar power system owners may select to inject or not inject surplus power amounts into the national grid.
If excessive electrical power amounts are injected into the national grid, the State would acknowledge these amounts at a cost of zero dong. In other words, the State would not pay for these amounts but would ensure stable operation of rooftop solar power systems.
If rooftop power system owners choose to not inject excessive electrical power amounts into the national grid, project owners would have to build devices to control the injection of such power amounts into the grid. Rooftop solar power capacity of each project must match the existing load at the time of registration.
The MOIT notes that such regulations would apply to all rooftop solar power systems nationwide, including also those in Ho Chi Minh City implemented under Resolution 98/2023/QH15 on pilot implementation of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.
In the second case, rooftop solar power systems would not be connected to the national grid. Electricity generated by rooftop solar power systems would not be sold but only used for self-consumption. Especially, they would have to ensure that both power generation sources and power load are not connected to the national grid. In this case, rooftop solar power systems would not be subject to any limits on installed capacity.
In order to facilitate the development of rooftop solar power systems, the MOIT proposes that project owners of rooftop solar power systems installed on individual houses would not be required to carry out procedures for approval of investment policy nor formulate investment projects.
The draft is scheduled to be effective from the date of its signing through December 31, 2030.- (VLLF)
