THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence –Freedom - Happiness
No. 06/2007/QD-BCT
Hanoi, October 17, 2007
 
DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON CONTENTS OF, AND THE ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR FORMULATING, APPRAISING AND APPROVING THE PLANNING ON LOCATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICITY CENTERS
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Pursuant to Resolution So. 01/2007/QH12 of July 31, 2007. of tin- irst session of the XIIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the organizational structure of the Government and the number of deputy prime ministers of the Government of the XIIth tenure;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP of November 5, 2002, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to the December 3, 2004 Electricity Law and the Governments Decree No. 105/2005/ND-CP of August 17, 2005, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Electricity Law;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 110/2007/QD-TTg of July 18, 2007, approving the national planning on development of electricity in the 2006-2015 period, with the vision toward 2025 taken into consideration;
At the proposal of the Director of the Energy and Petroleum Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on contents of, and the order and procedures for formulating, appraising and approving the Planning on locations for construction of electricity centers.
Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in CONG BAO.
Article .3. The director of the Ministrys Office, the inspector general of the Ministry, directors of Departments under the Ministry, heads of relevant agencies or units, and organizations and individuals involved in electricity activities shall implement this Decision.
 
FOR THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
VICE MINISTER





Do Huu Hao
 
REGULATION
ON CONTENTS OE AND THE ORDER AND PROCEDURES EOR FORMULATING, APPRAISING AND APPROVING THE PLANNING ON LOCATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICITY CENTERS
(Promulgated together with the Industry and Trade Ministers Decision No. 06/2007/QD-BCT of October 17, 2007)
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Governing scope
This Regulation provides the contents of, and the order and procedures for formulating, appraising and approving the Planning on locations for construction of electricity centers (below referred to as the EC Planning for short), each with 2 or more projects on thermo-electric power plants fired by coal, oil or natural gas.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Regulation applies to organizations and individuals involved in electricity activities.
The formulation of the planning on locations for nuclear power plants, hydro-power plants and power plants fired by new or renewable energy is not governed by this Regulation.