(Chinhphu.vn) - On May 19, Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc and Central Party Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau chaired a working session with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and several other ministries and sectors on the Draft Decree detailing certain articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of National Assembly Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the period 2026-2030.

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Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc and Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau chaired a working session with the Ministry of Industry and Trade

and several other ministries and sectors - Photo: VGP/Phuong Nguyen

The Draft Decree details Articles 4, 10, 11, and 12 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15; providing guidance on: Content and composition of dossiers; procedures for adjusting and updating the power development plan and adjusting and updating the power supply network development plan in provincial plans; conditions for offshore wind power project survey units; conditions for enterprises preparing dossiers requesting approval of investment policy for offshore wind power projects to implement the project; receiving and processing dossiers requesting approval of investment policy for offshore wind power projects; receiving and processing dossiers proposing surveys for offshore wind power projects; coordination mechanism between the agency receiving dossiers requesting approval of investment policy and the agency receiving dossiers requesting surveys for offshore wind power projects.

 

After hearing the report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, delegates agreed that the issuance of the Decree is necessary to prevent further cases where an investor/survey unit proposes the same offshore wind power project in the power development plan but simultaneously requests a survey and requests approval of the investment policy; or the same offshore wind power project in the power development plan has multiple survey units proposing at different sea locations and areas.

However, opinions suggested that the handling plan for dossiers proposing sea area surveys or approval of investment policy for offshore wind power projects currently being processed by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment and Finance before the Decree takes effect requires a full impact assessment, with clear regulations on procedures, conditions, and criteria to ensure the rights of investors/survey units.

 

 

 

 

Delegates reporting at the meeting - Photo: VGP/Phuong Nguyen

In addition, leaders of ministries and sectors exchanged and analyzed regulations on adjusting the power development plan, adjusting and updating the power supply network development plan in provincial plans; ensuring no legal gaps in approving investors and approving investment policies for power grid business during the implementation of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau emphasized that the Decree only stipulates the contents assigned to the Government by Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 for detailed regulation, without creating any additional priority rights beyond the Resolution. The goal is to create a sufficiently strong mechanism to promote the early implementation of power projects in accordance with the directive spirit of the Politburo in Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW on ensuring national energy security until 2030, with a vision to 2045, and Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister also emphasized the principle: Assigning an investor/enterprise to survey an offshore wind power project does not automatically mean approval of the investment policy. The articles and clauses in the Decree must ensure openness, transparency, stability, rigor, and long-term validity, with clear conditions and criteria, without creating a "reservation" mechanism or monopoly on investment opportunities.

Concluding the meeting, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc stated that in the context of double-digit growth requirements, energy demand, especially electricity for production, will increase very high. Therefore, the National Assembly issued Resolution 253/2025/QH15 to institutionalize Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW to create special mechanisms allowing faster implementation of power projects in the period 2025-2030.

 

Regarding regulations related to offshore wind power development, the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister stated that this is a field requiring large-scale enterprises with financial and technological capacity. Therefore, the Decree needs to clearly stipulate the capacity, technology, capital, progress commitments, etc., of investors when proposing surveys/approval of investment policy for offshore wind power projects in the period 2025-2030.

Along with strengthening cooperation with experienced foreign enterprises with technology and capital, the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister noted that conditions must be created for domestic enterprises to participate in surveying and investing in offshore wind power projects with appropriate criteria and conditions, ensuring fair competition. The entire process of implementing offshore wind power projects must strictly comply with legal regulations to avoid the risk of international disputes.

The two Deputy Prime Ministers requested clear regulations on the coordination mechanism between relevant ministries and sectors to avoid bottlenecks during the implementation of the Decree.

 

Regarding regulations on handling transitional projects, the two Deputy Prime Ministers assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Finance to classify dossiers proposing the assignment of surveys/approval of investment policy for offshore wind power projects according to the period 2025–2030 and the period 2031–2035. Each dossier needs to clarify the status, level of completion, investor commitments, financial capacity, and provisions for handling costs and compensation if the project is not implemented, thereby providing appropriate, clear, coherent, and legally rigorous transitional regulations, without arising obstacles or disputes.

The two Deputy Prime Ministers assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to take the lead, coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors, and agencies to urgently review, incorporate feedback, and finalize the draft Decree, ensuring it meets the conditions for submission to the Government for consideration and issuance.