Prime Minister directs 9 localities to remove obstacles for renewable energy projects

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh signed Official Dispatch No. 118/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister on urgently implementing the tasks assigned in Resolution No. 233/NQ-CP dated December 10, 2024 of the Government on policies and directions to remove obstacles and difficulties for renewable energy power projects.

The telegram was sent to the Ministers of Agriculture and Environment, Industry and Trade, Construction; the Government Inspector General and the Chairmen of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Dong Nai, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Phu Tho, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak; the Chairman and General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group EVN.

The Prime Minister requested urgent removal of obstacles in renewable energy projects. (Illustration photo: EVN).

According to the Prime Minister, the Government has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study and carefully review the difficulties and problems of renewable energy projects, propose to competent authorities to handle each type of problem, ensure that there is no negativity, group interests, or waste.

However, in the implementation process, there are still some localities, ministries, branches and agencies that have not fulfilled their responsibilities in removing difficulties for the projects.

Therefore, in the spirit of responsibility, openness, transparency, no evasion, no shirking of responsibility, no waste, no corruption, no group interests, the Prime Minister requests Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, and EVN Group to urgently and thoroughly resolve the specific related tasks below, according to the principle that the resolution of difficulties and problems for projects under the authority of which agency, level, sector, or locality must be resolved by that agency, level, sector, or locality.

Specifically, the Prime Minister requested the Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee to direct the implementation and complete the handling of difficulties and obstacles of wind/solar power projects that overlap the planning of zoning for exploration, exploitation, processing and use of titanium ore/national titanium mineral reserve area (relating to Binh Thuan province before) and projects that overlap the planning of zoning for exploration, reserve, exploitation, processing and use of bauxite ore (relating to Dak Nong province before).

The Chairman of the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee was requested to direct the implementation and complete the handling of problems and difficulties of projects (Long Thanh 1 solar power) that overlap with the planning of the irrigation area of Ia Mor Reservoir.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces/cities: Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City and Dak Lak (according to the administrative area after the merger), regarding land management procedures of wind power and solar power projects, needs to direct the implementation and complete the handling of problems and difficulties related to land-related procedures (increasing land use area, land lease procedures, converting land use purposes) of 40 projects.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces/cities: Dong Nai, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Can Tho City, Phu Tho, Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Dak Lak directs the organization to determine land for farms and farming related to rooftop solar power built on agricultural and forestry land with large capacity under the model of farm and farming investment.

For Vietnam Electricity Group, it is necessary to direct the implementation and complete the handling of problems regarding the unification of electricity purchase and sale prices for rooftop solar power built on agricultural and forestry land with large capacity under the model of investing in aquaculture farms.

Regarding the difficulties and obstacles in enjoying FIT prices for wind and solar power projects, the Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Industry and Trade and the General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group to direct the review, propose and clearly recommend solutions, on that basis, consult with relevant ministries and agencies, synthesize, absorb and report to the Government.

The above tasks are required to report the completion results before July 25.

PHAM DUY

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