Decision No. 215/2004/QĐ-TTg On Electricity Selling Prices

This Decision stipulates electricity selling prices for different categories, applicable from January 1, 2005, excluding VAT.

Document No.215/2004/QĐ-TTg
Document typeDecision
Issuing authorityMinistry of Industry and Trade
Signed byPhan Văn Khải — Thủ tướng
Updated30/06/2026
SectorIndustry and Trade
FieldUncategorized
Issued date29/12/2004
Effective date01/01/2005
Expiry date
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

This Decision stipulates electricity selling prices for different categories, applicable from January 1, 2005, excluding VAT.

Scope of application

Electricity production and trading units; administrative and service agencies; household consumers for daily use; enterprises using electricity.

Key points

  • Electricity selling prices for production, business, daily consumption, and administrative and service agencies are specifically defined according to voltage levels and usage times (normal hours, low-demand hours, peak hours).
  • Electricity selling prices for household consumers with tiered pricing vary depending on the amount of electricity consumed.
  • Enterprises must strengthen measures to improve labor productivity and reduce electricity losses, lower production costs for investment and development.
  • The Ministry of Industry is assigned to lead the research and construction of an automatic mechanism for adjusting electricity selling prices based on fluctuations in input factors.
  • Electricity selling prices do not include VAT.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Reducing electricity costs for enterprises and households, encouraging energy-saving electricity use.
  • Negative impact: High prices may put pressure on enterprises and citizens.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Does the electricity selling price include VAT?

No, the electricity selling price stipulated in this Decision does not include VAT.

What can enterprises do to reduce electricity costs?

Enterprises must strengthen measures to improve labor productivity and reduce electricity losses, lower production costs for investment and development.

What are the tiered electricity selling prices for household consumers?

For households consuming up to 300 kWh/month: 550 VND/kWh for the first 100 kWh, 900 VND/kWh from 101 to 150 kWh, 1,210 VND/kWh from 151 to 200 kWh, 1,340 VND/kWh from 201 to 300 kWh; for households consuming over 300 kWh/month: 1,100 VND/kWh for the first 200 kWh, 1,340 VND/kWh from 201 to 300 kWh, 1,400 VND/kWh from 301 to 400 kWh, 1,500 VND/kWh for 401 kWh and above.

What are the electricity selling prices for administrative and service agencies?

Voltage level 6 KV and above: 780 VND/kWh; voltage level below 6 KV: 820 VND/kWh.

What are the wholesale electricity selling prices for residential collective housing and community clusters?

Through customer transformers: 570 VND/kWh; through power industry transformers: 580 VND/kWh.

Full text

DECISION OF THE PRIME MINISTER

On electricity sales prices

PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Price Ordinance No. 40/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 dated April 26, 2002; and the Government's Decree No. 170/2003/NĐ-CP dated December 25, 2003 detailing certain provisions of the Price Ordinance;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry,

DECISION:

Article 1. Issuing electricity sales prices for production, business, household consumption, administrative and public service organizations to be applied in direct electricity purchase and sale contracts with retail electricity units as attached to this Decision.

The electricity sales prices stipulated in the appendix attached to this Decision do not include value-added tax.

Article 2. The Ministry of Industry shall coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to take measures to strictly enforce the ceiling price for rural residential electricity as prescribed in Circular No. 1303/CP-KTTH dated November 3, 1998 of the Prime Minister.

Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees shall strengthen management over electricity selling units and organizations serving rural households to ensure strict implementation of the aforementioned ceiling price.

Article 3. Electricity production and business units must enhance measures to improve labor productivity and service quality, reduce power losses, lower electricity production costs to increase capital for development. Enterprises must adopt reasonable electricity usage measures, especially during peak hours, to conserve electricity and reduce electricity cost in production costs.

Article 4. Entrust the Ministry of Industry to lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to study and develop an automatic pricing adjustment mechanism based on fluctuations in input factors' prices, to be submitted to the Prime Minister for decision.

Article 5. The Minister of Industry shall be responsible for guiding the implementation of this Decision.

This Decision takes effect from January 1, 2005. Any previous decisions issued by the Prime Minister that conflict with this Decision shall cease to be effective.

Article 6. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-affiliated agencies, chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees are responsible for implementing this Decision /.

 

ANNEX

ELECTRICITY SALES PRICES

(Issued together with Decision No. 215/2004/QĐ-TTg dated December 29, 2004)

of the Prime Minister)

Unit of measurement: VND/kWh

No.

Applicable objects

Price level

1

ELECTRICITY SALES PRICE FOR PRODUCTION

 

1.1

General industries

 

1.1.1

Voltage level 110 KV and above

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

785

 

c) Peak Hours

425

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.325

1.1.2.

Voltage level from 22 KV to below 110 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

815

 

c) Peak Hours

445

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.370

1.1.3

Voltage level from 6 KV to below 22 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

860

 

c) Peak Hours

480

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.430

1.1.4

Voltage level below 6 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

895

 

c) Peak Hours

505

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.480

1.2

Specialized production

 

1.2.1

Irrigation water pumping

 

1.2.1.1

Voltage level 6 KV and above

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

600

 

c) Peak Hours

240

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

950

1.2.1.2

Voltage level below 6 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

630

 

c) Peak Hours

250

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.000

1.2.2

Other specialized production

 

1.2.2.1

Voltage level 110 KV and above

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

740

 

c) Peak Hours

390

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.265

1.2.2.2

Voltage level from 22 KV to below 110 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

770

 

c) Peak Hours

410

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.310

1.2.2.3

Voltage level from 6 KV to below 22 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

795

 

c) Peak Hours

425

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.350

1.2.2.4

Voltage level below 6 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

835

 

c) Peak Hours

445

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.420

2.

ELECTRICITY SALES PRICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

 

2.1

Hospitals, kindergartens, primary schools

 

2.1.1

Voltage level 6 KV and above

780

2.1.2

Voltage level below 6 KV

820

2.2

Public lighting

 

2.2.1

Voltage level 6 KV and above

860

2.2.2

Voltage level below 6 KV

895

2.3

Administrative and public services

 

2.3.1

Voltage level 6 KV and above

885

2.3.2

Voltage level below 6 KV

920

3.

ELECTRICITY SALES PRICE FOR HOUSEHOLD USE

 

3.1

Household electricity consumption tiered pricing

 

3.1.1

For households with monthly consumption up to 300 kWh

 

3.1.1.1

For the first 100 kWh

550

3.1.1.2

For kWh from 101 to 150

900

3.1.1.3

For kWh from 151 to 200

1.210

3.1.1.4

For kWh from 201 to 300

1.340

3.1.2

For households with monthly consumption exceeding 300 kWh

 

3.1.2.1

For the first 200 kWh

1.100

3.1.2.2

For kWh from 201 to 300

1.340

3.1.2.3

For kWh from 301 to 400

1.400

3.1.2.4

For kWh from 401 onwards

1.500

3.2

Electricity sales price according to time of day

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

1.300

 

c) Peak Hours

750

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

1.950

3.3

Wholesale electricity sales price for household use

 

3.3.1

Wholesale for rural electricity

 

3.3.1.1

Electricity for household purposes

390

3.3.1.2

Electricity for other purposes

730

3.3.2

Wholesale for collective housing areas, clusters of residents

 

3.3.2.1

Electricity for household purposes

 
 

a) Sold through customer transformers

570

 

b) Sold through industry transformers

580

3.3.2.2

Electricity for other purposes

770

4.

ELECTRICITY SALES PRICE FOR BUSINESS

 

4.1

Voltage level 22 KV and above

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

1.260

 

c) Peak Hours

690

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

2.110

4.2

Voltage level from 6 KV to below 22 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

1.350

 

c) Peak Hours

790

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

2.190

4.3

Voltage level below 6 KV

 
 

b) Low Demand Hours

1.410

 

c) Peak Hours

815

 

Voltage Level from 22 kV to Below 110 kV

2.300

 

 

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