MOIT has requested EVN to urgently coordinate with transitional wind and solar power investors to finalize the electricity prices before March 31,2023 to put the plants into operation soon.
Finalize electricity prices before March 31
Pursuant to Decision No. 21/QD-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade dated January 7, 2023 stipulating the price bracket for electricity generation of solar power plants and transitional wind power plants; Document No. 107/BCT-DTDL dated January 9, 2023 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, requesting EVN and investors of renewable energy projects to coordinate and agree on a price for electricity generation to ensure that it does not exceed the generation price bracket. electricity issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Pursuant to the document No. 1094/BCT-DTDL of the Ministry of Industry and Trade dated March 2, 2023 guiding EVN on the issue of agreement and unification of electricity generation prices.
Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade requests EVN to urgently coordinate with investors of wind and solar power plants to forward agreements and unify electricity prices before March 31, 2023 to soon put the plants into operation. avoid wasting resources.
Waste of resources invested
Currently, there are 84 renewable energy projects (with a capacity of more than 4,676 MW) that are behind schedule of commercial operation compared to the plan.
In a recent document sent to the Prime Minister, 36 wind and solar power investors said that only 34 projects have completed construction investment, with an estimated total investment of nearly 85 trillion dong, of which over 58 trillion dong is financed from bank capital.
In a meeting on March 20 between the Ministry of Industry and Trade, EVN and 84 wind and solar power investors, the investors suggested that EVN mobilize electricity at a provisional price of 6.2 cents/kWh. In addition, allowing the project to complete the construction investment, accept the acceptance test, be energized and record the output.
Source: Government News_MOIT requires EVN to finalize electricity prices by March 31