THE PRIME MINISTER
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom - Happiness
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No.: 78/2013/QD-TTg
Hanoi, December 25, 2013
 
DECISION
PROMULGATING THE LIST OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT FOR DISPOSAL AND BAN ON CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-EFFICIENCY POWER PLANTS
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on effective and economical use of energy dated June 28, 2010;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decree No. 21/2011/ND-CP dated March 29, 2011 detailing the implementation of the Law on effective and economical use of energy;
At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology;
The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision on the list of low-efficiency energy consumption vehicles, equipment for disposal and ban on the construction of low-efficiency power plants
Article 1. The list of low-efficiency energy consumption vehicles, equipment for disposal and ban on construction of low-efficiency power plants comprise:
1. Household appliances: fluorescent lamps (tube type), compact fluorescent lamps, magnetic and electronic ballasts in fluorescent lamps, refrigerators, washing machines, rice cookers, electric fans and storage water heaters.
2. Industrial equipment: distribution transformers, electric motors, and boilers used in industrial factories
3. Coal-fired, gas-fired power plants in thermo-electric plants.
Article 2. Ban on import and manufacture of equipment with energy efficiency being lower than Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS):
1. Household appliances:
Energy efficiency should not be lower than MEPS as defined in Vietnam’s Standards as follows:

 

a) Compact fluorescent lamps:
TCVN 7896:2008;
a) Fluorescent lamps (tube type):
TCVN 8249:2009;
a) Electronic ballasts in fluorescent lamps:
TCVN 7897:2008;
a) Magnetic ballasts in fluorescent lamps:
TCVN 8248:2009;
dd) Refrigerators:
TCVN 7828:2013;
e) Washing machines:
TCVN 8526:2010;
g) Rice cookers:
TCVN 8252:2009;
h) Electric fans:
TCVN 7826:2007;
i) Storage water heaters:
TCVN 7898:2009;
2. Industrial equipment:
Energy efficiency should not be lower than MEPS as defined in Vietnam’s Standards as follows:

 

a) Distribution transformers:
TCVN 8525:2010;
g) Electric motors:
TCVN 7450-1:2005;
e) Boilers used in industrial factories:
 
TCVN 8630:2010;

Article 3. Ban on the construction of coal-fired, gas-fired power plants with obsolete technology and energy efficiency at the date of initial operation being lower than MEPS as follows:

 

 

The Appendices are not translated.