Decree No. 100/2025/ND-CP amends and supplements the Decree on electricity development planning and power grid development schemes. It provides mechanisms to ensure consumption of domestically extracted natural gas for gas-fired thermal power projects, while also determining the minimum long-term power purchase contract volume for projects using imported LNG.
Scope of application
Power project investors, competent state agencies, power sellers, and power buyers.
Key points
- Gas-fired thermal power project investors using domestically extracted natural gas shall operate according to gas supply capacity, meeting the national power system's power generation needs (Article 15.3.a).
- Gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG shall have a minimum long-term power purchase contract volume not lower than 65% of the average annual power generation volume (Article 15.4.b).
- Uniformly agree on specific contents in the power purchase and sale contracts in accordance with this Decree and relevant laws (Article 15.3.a).
- Develop plans for power system operation and manage competitive electricity market transactions to comply with the provisions of this Decree and laws governing power system operation (Article 2).
- The minimum long-term power purchase contract volume applies to gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG from January 1, 2031 until the plant no longer uses LNG (Article 15.4.c).
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Positive: Establish mechanisms to ensure domestic natural gas supply for thermal power projects, reducing dependence on imported LNG.
- Negative: May increase operational costs for thermal power projects when applying the minimum long-term power purchase contract volume mechanism.
❓ Frequently asked questions
How do gas-fired thermal power projects using domestically extracted natural gas operate?
These projects will operate according to gas supply capacity, meeting the national power system's power generation needs (Article 15.3.a).
What is the minimum long-term power purchase contract volume for gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG?
The minimum long-term power purchase contract volume shall not be lower than 65% of the average annual power generation volume (Article 15.4.b).
When do projects using imported LNG begin to apply this mechanism?
The mechanism applies to projects that start operating with imported LNG before January 1, 2031 (Article 15.4.c).
How should specific contents in the power purchase and sale contracts be agreed upon uniformly?
Uniformly agree on specific contents in the power purchase and sale contracts in accordance with this Decree and relevant laws (Article 15.3.a).
What regulations must be followed when developing plans for power system operation?
Develop plans for power system operation and manage competitive electricity market transactions to comply with the provisions of this Decree and laws governing power system operation (Article 2).
Full text
DECREE
Amending and supplementing Decree No. 56/2025/NĐ-CP dated March 3, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Electricity Law on planning for electricity development, schemes for developing power supply networks, investment in construction of electricity projects, and tendering to select investors for electricity business projects
Pursuant to the Electricity Law
On the development plan for electricity, schemes for developing power supply networks, investment in construction of electricity projects, and tendering to select investors for electricity business projects
The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 56/2025/NĐ-CP dated March 3, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Electricity Law on planning for electricity development, schemes for developing power supply networks, investment in construction of electricity projects, and tendering to select investors for electricity business projects.
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Căn cứ Luật T, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP chức Chính phủ ngày 18 tháng 02 năm 2025;
Pursuant to the Electricity Law dated November 30, 2024;
At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;
The Government issues this Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 56/2025/NĐ-CP dated March 3, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Electricity Law on planning for electricity development, schemes for developing power supply networks, investment in construction of electricity projects, and tendering to select investors for electricity business projects.
Article 1. Amending and supplementing some contents of Article 15 of Decree No. 56/2025/NĐ-CP
1. Amending and supplementing the name of Article 15 as follows:
"Article 15. Mechanism for ensuring consumption of domestically extracted natural gas; principles for cross-subsidizing fuel prices to electricity prices and minimum long-term power generation volume contracts for gas-fired thermal power projects"
2. Amending and supplementing Clause 3 and Clause 4 as follows:
"3. Mechanism for developing gas-fired thermal power projects using domestically extracted natural gas
a) Gas-fired thermal power projects using domestically extracted natural gas shall be operated and mobilized at maximum capacity according to the gas supply capability, meeting the requirements of fuel constraints, installed capacity, and available power generation volume of the gas-fired thermal power project, as well as technical requirements of the national power system;
b) The provisions at point a of this clause apply to gas-fired thermal power projects that have been approved by competent state authorities with a notification of acceptance of completion inspection results from the investor and commence operation using domestically extracted natural gas before January 1, 2036. The application of the mechanism stipulated at point a of this clause will continue until the gas-fired thermal power plant no longer uses domestically extracted natural gas for power generation.
c) In cases where the supply capacity of domestically extracted natural gas cannot meet the power generation needs of the gas-fired thermal power plant, the seller and buyer of electricity shall negotiate and agree on the use of fuel and electricity price in the power purchase and sale contract in accordance with current regulations.
4. Mechanism for developing gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG: The minimum long-term power generation volume contract of gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG shall be agreed upon and unified by the seller and buyer of electricity in the power purchase and sale contract, ensuring the following principles:
a) The minimum long-term power generation volume shall not be lower than 65% of the average annual power generation volume of the gas-fired thermal power project. The minimum long-term power generation volume shall be applied during the period of principal repayment and interest payment but not exceeding 10 years from the date of putting the project into operation;
b) After the application period of the minimum long-term power generation volume, the power generation volume contract or the ratio of electricity paid at the contract price for the remaining years shall be agreed upon by the seller and buyer of electricity during the negotiation and agreement process of the power purchase and sale contract in accordance with relevant regulations;
c) The average annual power generation volume shall be determined according to the Regulations on the Method of Determining Power Generation Service Prices; Principles for Calculating Electricity Prices to Implement Electricity Projects; Main Content of the Power Purchase and Sale Contract issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade and stipulated in the Power Purchase and Sale Contract. The provisions at points a, b, and c of this clause apply to gas-fired thermal power projects using imported LNG that have been approved by competent state authorities with a notification of acceptance of completion inspection results from the investor and commence operation using imported LNG before January 1, 2031."
3. Amending Point a of Clause 5 as follows:
"a) Negotiating and agreeing on specific contents in the power purchase and sale contract in compliance with the provisions of this Article and other relevant laws;"
4. Amending Point a of Clause 6 as follows:
"a) Preparing plans for operating the power system, managing competitive electricity market transactions to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Article and regulations on operating competitive electricity markets at various levels and operating and dispatching the power system issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade;"
Article 2. Implementation clause
This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
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