THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 79/2006/QD-TTg
Hanoi, April 14, 2006
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAM ON ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 3, 2004 Law on Electricity;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 102/ 2003/ND-CP of September 3, 2003, on economical and efficient use of energy;
At the proposal of the Minister of Industry,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the national target program on economical and efficient use of energy in the 2006-2015 period, with the following major contents:
I. THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES:
1. Overall objectives:
a/ The national target program on economical and efficient use of energy covers activities of community stimulation, motivation and advocacy, science and technology and mandatory management measures for the purpose of carrying out coordinated activities related to economical and efficient use of energy within the entire society.
b/ Through the program's activities, to achieve the specific target of total saved energy amount, reduce part of development investment for the energy supply system and bring about socio-economic benefits while contributing to environmental protection, rational exploitation of natural energy resources and sustainable socio-economic development.
2. Specific objectives:
To strive to save 3-5% of the total energy amount consumed nationwide in the 2006-2010 period and 5-8% in the 2011 -2015 period compared with the current energy and socio-economic development forecasts according to normal development plans, with the following specific contents:
a/ To develop and put into effective operation models of management of economical and efficient use of energy, applicable to state management, management within enterprises, within buildings and in social life:
- In the 2006-2010 period: To complete the elaboration and promulgation of a system of consistent legal documents, including laws and sub-laws, related to economical and efficient use of energy. During the 2008-2010 period, to draft and submit to the National Assembly for consideration and passage a law on economical and efficient use of energy.
- To develop models of management of economical and efficient use of energy for application to 40% of major energy-using enterprises selected nationwide during the 2006-2010 period, to 100% of major energy-using enterprises during the 2011-2015 period, and to small- and medium-sized enterprises afterwards.
- From 2006, to perform mandatory management under Vietnam construction standard "Projects with economical and efficient use of energy" of 100% of newly constructed buildings.
- In the 2006-2010 period: To finish the formulation of mechanisms and policies and issue energy price tariffs conformable with energy price policy trends in other countries in the region and the world with a view to achieving the objective of economical and efficient use of energy.
b/ To promote wide use of high-output equipment which will gradually replace low-output equipment, proceeding to stop using equipment with obsolete technology, to reduce energy intensity in production; and to save energy in all activities of social life.
c/ To exploit to the maximum the capacity of means and equipment used and minimize fuel amounts consumed in transport; to deploy the trial use of substitute fuels in certain provinces and big cities and limit emissions discharged from means of transport, thereby protecting the environment.
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