Decree No. 272/2026/NĐ-CP provides detailed regulations on certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025 of the National Assembly regarding mechanisms and policies for national energy development during the period from 2026 to 2030.

 

 

DECREE

DETAILING CERTAIN PROVISIONS AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 253/2025/QH15 OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DATED DECEMBER 11, 2025 ON MECHANISMS AND POLICIES FOR NATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2026-2030 PERIOD

 

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

BASED ON THE ELECTRICITY LAW NO. 61/2024/QH15;

BASED ON THE INVESTMENT LAW NO. 143/2025/QH15;

BASED ON THE BIDDING LAW NO. 22/2023/QH15 AMENDED AND COMPLEMENTED BY LAWS NO. 57/2024/QH15 AND NO. 90/2025/QH15;

BASED ON THE LAW ON MARINE RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND ISLANDS NO. 82/2015/QH13 AMENDED AND COMPLEMENTED BY LAWS NO. 35/2018/QH14, NO. 61/2024/QH15, AND NO. 146/2025/QH15;

BASED ON RESOLUTION NO. 253/2025/QH15 OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON MECHANISMS AND POLICIES FOR NATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2026-2030 PERIOD;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES THIS DECREE TO DETAIL CERTAIN PROVISIONS AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 253/2025/QH15 DATED DECEMBER 11 2025 OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON MECHANISMS AND POLICIES FOR NATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2026-2030 PERIOD.

 

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. THIS DECREE DETAILS ARTICLES 4, 10, 11, AND 12 OF RESOLUTION NO. 253/2025/QH15; GUIDES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS: THE CONTENT AND COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION FILE, PROCEDURE, AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE ELECTRIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE ADJUSTING AND UPDATING OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN THE PROVINCE PLANNING; THE CONDITIONS FOR SURVEY UNITS OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS; THE CONDITIONS FOR BUSINESSES TO PREPARE APPLICATION FILES TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT INTENT FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT; THE ACCEPTANCE AND HANDLING OF APPLICATION FILES TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT INTENT FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS; THE ACCEPTANCE AND HANDLING OF APPLICATION FILES TO REQUEST SURVEY OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS; THE COORDINATION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE AGENCY RECEIVING APPLICATION FILES TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT INTENT AND THE AGENCY RECEIVING APPLICATION FILES TO REQUEST SURVEY OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS; APPROVING THE INVESTOR OF THE POWER GRID INVESTMENT PROJECT.

2. THIS DECREE PROVIDES MEASURES TO ORGANIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POINTS b, c, AND d OF CLAUSE 1 OF ARTICLE 15 OF RESOLUTION NO. 253/2025/QH15.

Article 2. Applicability

ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN ELECTRICITY ACTIVITIES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ELECTRICITY IN VIETNAM.

ARTICLE 3. CONTENT OF REPORT AND COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION FILE FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN

1. THE REPORT ON ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE ELECTRIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING MAIN CONTENTS:

a) LEGAL BASIS AND NECESSITY FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN;

b) CURRENT STATUS OF THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN THE REGION;

c) SCALE, TIMELINE, AND KEY PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT TO BE ADJUSTED AND UPDATED IN THE PLAN AND REASON FOR ADJUSTMENT;

d) EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN ON CONNECTION, CAPACITY RELEASE, AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE REGIONAL ELECTRICITY SYSTEM;

đ) SYNCHRONOUS SOLUTIONS REGARDING SOURCES AND NETWORKS IN THE REGION (IF ANY) TO ENSURE POWER SUPPLY, CAPACITY RELEASE, AND SAFE, STABLE OPERATION;

e) PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN;

g) EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS IN THE AREA (IF ANY);

h) CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

2. THE REPORT ON ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN THE PROVINCE PLANNING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING MAIN CONTENTS:

a) LEGAL BASIS AND NECESSITY FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN;

b) CURRENT STATUS OF THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN THE AREA;

c) SCALE, TIMELINE, AND KEY PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT TO BE ADJUSTED AND UPDATED IN THE PLAN AND REASON FOR ADJUSTMENT;

d) EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN ON CONNECTION, CAPACITY RELEASE, AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE AREA'S ELECTRICITY SYSTEM AND REGIONAL LINKAGE;

đ) SYNCHRONOUS SOLUTIONS REGARDING SOURCES AND NETWORKS IN THE AREA (IF ANY) TO ENSURE POWER SUPPLY, CAPACITY RELEASE, AND SAFE, STABLE OPERATION;

e) PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN;

g) EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS IN THE AREA (IF ANY);

h) CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

3. COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION FILE FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN:

a) THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN FROM THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCE FOR CONTENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF APPROVAL OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE; THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT FROM THE ENTITY ASSIGNED BY THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE TO PREPARE THE APPLICATION FILE FOR CONTENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF APPROVAL OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE;

b) THE REPORT ON ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE 1 AND CLAUSE 2 OF THIS ARTICLE;

c) THE COMMENTARY DOCUMENT FROM THE NATIONAL POWER COMPANY OR THE NATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION COMPANY ACCORDING TO THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL NETWORK RANGE AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES AND UNITS COLLECTED DURING THE APPLICATION FILE PREPARATION PROCESS FOR THE ADJUSTING AND UPDATING OF THE PLAN;

d) THE DIAGRAM OF ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN, RELATED DOCUMENTS, AND DATABASES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EVALUATION CONTENT (IF NECESSARY);

đ) OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS (IF ANY).

4. THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE APPLICATION FILE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT, DATA, AND DOCUMENTS IN THE APPLICATION FILE FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN.

5. THE APPLICATION FILE FOR ADJUSTING AND UPDATING THE PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT. IN CASES WHERE THE DOCUMENT HAS LARGE VOLUME, A LINK OR QR CODE SHALL BE PROVIDED ALONG WITH THE TEXT FOR THE LEAD AGENCY TO ACCESS.

Article 4. Procedures and formalities for adjusting and updating planning

1. The subject proposing to adjust and update the planning shall be determined as follows:

a) For the content of adjusting and updating the power development planning within the approval authority of the Minister of Industry and Trade, the People's Committee of the province where the adjustment and update proposal is made shall assign the agency or unit under its management to prepare the proposal for adjustment and update, and submit it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for examination and approval according to their authority;

b) For the content of adjusting and updating the plan for developing the electricity distribution network within the provincial planning, which falls within the approval authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee shall assign the specialized agency or the agency or unit under its management to prepare the proposal for adjustment and update.

2. The agency or unit preparing the file as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article shall build the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning, including the documents specified in Points a, b, d, and đ of Clause 3 of Article 3 of this Decree; if there is already a contribution document as specified in Point c of Clause 3 of Article 3 of this Decree, it shall be attached to the file. For the file as specified in Point a of Clause 1 of this Article, the Provincial People's Committee shall submit it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for examination and approval according to their authority. For the file as specified in Point b of Clause 1 of this Article, the agency or unit preparing the file shall report to the Provincial People's Committee for examination according to Clause 3 of this Article and approval according to the authority specified in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

3. The competent authority approving the adjustment and update of the planning as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 shall assign the leading agency to examine the adjustment and update of the planning according to the following procedures and formalities:

a) The leading agency receiving the examination shall accept and check the completeness and validity of the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning; request the agency submitting the adjustment and update planning proposal to supplement and complete the file in case the file is incomplete or does not ensure validity within three working days from the date of receipt of the file;

b) Within fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the adjusted and updated planning proposal that has been checked for completeness and validity, the leading agency shall organize the examination of the file. Within two working days from the date the file is confirmed as complete and valid, the leading agency shall send a document seeking opinions to Vietnam Electricity Corporation, Electricity Corporation, or National Power Transmission Corporation within the scope of grid operation management, and other relevant agencies and units directly related to the content of adjustment and update, including the system dispatching unit when necessary.

Within seven working days from the date of receipt of the opinion solicitation document, the agencies and units solicited for opinions shall be responsible for replying in writing to the contents within their functional responsibilities, duties, and powers. If there is no reply beyond the above time limit, it will be understood as agreement with the content of the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning and they will bear responsibility for the content within their management scope.

c) After receiving the official written opinions of the relevant agencies and units on the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning or upon expiration of the opinion solicitation period as stipulated in Point b of this Clause, the leading agency shall be responsible for issuing a document requesting the agency submitting the proposal to complete the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning.

Within five working days from the date of receipt of the document requesting completion of the file, the agency submitting the file shall be responsible for compiling a report on adoption and explanation of opinions and completing the adjustment and update planning file including the documents specified in Clause 3 of Article 3 of this Decree, and submit it to the leading agency.

d) Within five working days from the date of receipt of the completed and supplemented proposal for adjusting and updating the planning, the leading agency shall be responsible for compiling the examination report and draft decision or resolution for approval, and submitting it to the competent authority as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15, along with the completed proposal for adjusting and updating the planning as specified in Point c of this Clause for consideration and approval.

4. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the proposal for adjusting and updating the planning, accompanied by the examination report of the leading agency, the competent authority as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 shall consider and approve the adjustment and update of the planning.

5. Announcing, publicizing information, and updating the content of adjustment and update of the planning into the national planning information system shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on planning and related laws.

6. Budget preparation, management, utilization, payment, and settlement of expenses for implementation shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on state budget, laws on public investment, and related laws.

Article 5. Conditions for units conducting offshore wind power project surveys

1. The survey units referred to in this Decree are organizations proposing to be allocated sea areas for surveys to serve the development of offshore wind power projects.

2. Survey units must meet the following conditions:

a) Having a minimum capital of VND 1 billion for each MW of offshore wind power proposed to be allocated sea areas for surveys. In cases where survey units propose to allocate sea areas for surveys of multiple offshore wind power projects, the minimum capital of the survey unit must correspond to the total number of MW of the proposed offshore wind power projects;

b) Meeting the conditions and capabilities as prescribed in points a, b, đ, e of Clause 1, Article 26 of Decree No. 58/2025/NĐ-CP detailing certain provisions of the Electricity Law on the development of renewable energy and new energy;

c) Committing not to request reimbursement of expenses under any circumstances, except in cases where the survey unit is a state-owned enterprise holding 100% of the charter capital, which is assigned tasks according to point a of Clause 2, Article 27 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15;

3. Documents proving financial capability conditions as prescribed in point a of Clause 2 of this Article shall include at least one of the following copies of documents:

a) Audited financial statements of the survey unit for the two most recent years;

b) Financial support commitment from the parent company;

c) Other documents proving the financial capability of the survey unit.

4. Survey units submit documents as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article together with the application file for allocation of sea areas to the agency receiving the application file for allocation of sea areas. The procedures and formalities for reviewing the application file for allocation of sea areas for offshore wind power project surveys shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on natural resources, marine environment, and islands.

Article 6. Handling of survey costs and costs for preparing investment approval proposal documents for offshore wind power projects in cases where competent authorities assign state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital to conduct surveys

1. Survey costs and costs for preparing investment approval proposal documents in cases where state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital have conducted offshore wind power project surveys according to point a of Clause 2 of Article 27 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15 for tendering to select investors must be audited before implementation as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. In cases where state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital have conducted offshore wind power project surveys according to point a of Clause 2 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15 for tendering to select investors and have selected winning investors, the following actions shall be taken:

a) In cases where state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital have conducted offshore wind power project surveys according to point a of Clause 2 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15 for tendering to select investors participating in capital contribution according to point a of Clause 3 of the Law No. 61/2024/QH15, investors participating in capital contribution to the project shall reimburse survey costs and costs for preparing investment approval proposal documents to this enterprise according to the proportion of capital contribution stipulated in the investment approval proposal document before being approved as investors implementing the project;

b) In cases where state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital have conducted offshore wind power project surveys according to point a of Clause 2 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15 for tendering to select investors according to point b of Clause 3 of the Law No. 61/2024/QH15, the investor selected to implement the project must reimburse all survey costs and costs for preparing investment approval proposal documents to this enterprise before being approved as the investor implementing the project;

c) The reimbursement costs of the winning bidder as prescribed in points a and b of this clause shall be included in the revenue of the enterprise;

3. Survey costs and costs for preparing investment approval proposal documents for projects conducted by state-owned enterprises holding 100% of the charter capital according to point a of Clause 2 of the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15 for tendering to select investors shall be accounted for as production and business costs of the enterprise in the cases prescribed in point b of Clause 1 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

Article 7. Investment project proposal documents for offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2025-2030, 2031-2035

1. Proposal documents for investment projects for offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2025-2030 shall comply with the laws on investment and must include the following main contents:

a) Proposed area, location of the sea area to be used for surveys, time of survey implementation (for projects without actual site survey results) or proposed location, coordinates, and area of the sea area to be used for project implementation (for projects with actual site survey results);

b) Research data or collected data of the proposed area for offshore wind power projects, including: wind speed, terrain conditions, geological conditions; preliminary meteorological and oceanographic conditions, oceanographic conditions; proposed port transportation plan for offshore wind power project equipment;

c) Preliminary connection plan with the power system;

d) Proposed milestones for project implementation: approval of the investment project; commencement of construction of the main works; commissioning of the project.

2. The location, coordinates, and area of the sea area allocated for surveys in the investment approval proposal documents as prescribed in point a of Clause 1 of this Article (for projects without actual site survey results) shall serve as the basis for determining the location, coordinates, and area of the sea area for the project investment in the feasibility study report for constructing this project.

3. The application for approval of the investment orientation of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational during the period from 2031 to 2035 shall comply with the provisions of the law on investment and must include the following main contents:

a) The proposed location, coordinates, and area of the sea zone to be used for implementing the project;

b) Actual data at the sea area assigned for offshore wind survey, including: wind speed, topographical conditions, geological conditions; meteorological and oceanographic conditions, marine science conditions; proposed port transportation plan for offshore wind project equipment;

c) Contents as prescribed in point c and point d of Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 8. Conditions for enterprises preparing applications for approval of the investment orientation of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035

1. Enterprises preparing applications for approval of the investment orientation and investor approval of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035 must meet the following conditions:

a) Having own capital participating in the offshore wind power project not less than 20% of the total project investment and having a bank loan commitment, foreign bank branch or other credit organization for the remaining part of the offshore wind power project;

b) In case the enterprise is a foreign investor or a domestic economic organization with foreign investment, it must meet the conditions stipulated in points c, d, and đ of Clause 1 of Article 28 of Decree No. 58/2025/NĐ-CP and have a minimum investment share in the project of 15%;

c) In case the enterprise is a domestic enterprise without a foreign investor as a member or shareholder, the enterprise must have a minimum investment share in the project of 5%.

2. In case the investor preparing the application for approval of the investment orientation according to Clause 1 of this Article is a consortium of two or more enterprises, the condition stipulated in point a of Clause 1 of this Article shall be calculated based on the combined capacity of the member enterprises in the consortium.

Article 9. Acceptance and processing of applications for approval of the investment orientation; acceptance and processing of applications for allocation of sea areas for survey; coordination mechanism between the agency accepting applications for approval of the investment orientation and the agency accepting applications for allocation of sea areas for survey of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational during the period from 2025 to 2030

1. Except for cases provided for in Clause 3 of this Article, the Ministry of Finance will not process applications for approval of the investment orientation of projects in the following cases:

a) Offshore wind power projects currently within the term granted by competent authorities for allocation of sea areas for survey;

b) Offshore wind power projects with overlapping sea areas with those of other offshore wind power projects currently within the term granted by competent authorities for allocation for survey.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will only accept applications for allocation of sea areas for survey of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational in the period from 2025 to 2030 after the project has been approved by the Prime Minister for investment orientation and investor approval, except for additional sea areas requested by units that have already been allocated sea areas for survey by competent authorities. The total area of allocated and additional sea areas must comply with the regulations on the area of sea zones for survey as stipulated in Clause 5 of Article 27 of Decree No. 58/2025/NĐ-CP.

3. Survey units that have been granted sea areas for survey of offshore wind power projects may submit independent or consortium applications for approval of the investment orientation to the Ministry of Finance within the term granted for the project and within the scope of the allocated sea area.

4. Survey units implementing the application for approval of the investment orientation as stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article must meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 8 of this Decree, and the application for approval of the investment orientation of the project must comply with the provisions of Clause 1 of Article 7 of this Decree.

5. In case there is overlap in the names of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to be operational during the period from 2025 to 2030 in the applications for approval of the investment orientation, the following measures shall be taken:

a) In case there is overlap in the names of proposed offshore wind power projects within the power development plan, the application of the enterprise submitted first and found to be valid, as reflected on the Application Receipt, shall be accepted, considered, and processed;

b) The Ministry of Finance will not consider and return the application of another enterprise (if any) submitted later upon receipt of a valid application of the first enterprise according to point a of this clause until the resolution of the valid application is obtained.

6. The procedures for approving the investment orientation and investor approval for implementation of the project shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on investment.

7. The content of the review of applications for approval of the investment orientation and investor approval of the project includes:

a) Conditions related to national defense, security, national sovereignty, marine resources, marine environment, maritime affairs, oil and gas, and other relevant legal provisions (if applicable);

b) Other review contents as prescribed by the law on investment.

Article 10. The acceptance and processing of applications for approval of investment orientation; the acceptance and processing of applications for allocation of marine areas for surveying; the coordination mechanism between agencies accepting applications for approval of investment orientation and agencies accepting applications for allocation of marine areas for offshore wind power projects to be connected to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2031-2035.

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall accept applications for allocation of marine areas for surveying offshore wind power projects that will sell electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2031-2035, and conduct review in accordance with laws on natural resources, marine environment, and islands.

2. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the province where the capacity aggregation point of the offshore wind power project is located shall only accept applications for approval of investment orientation for offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2031-2035 after receiving the results of on-site surveys at the allocated marine area for conducting this project.

3. The procedures and formalities for approving investment orientation for projects shall be carried out in accordance with laws on investment.

4. The contents of the review of applications for approval of investment orientation include:

a) Conditions related to national defense, security, national sovereignty, marine resources, marine environment, maritime affairs, oil and gas, and other relevant legal provisions (if applicable);

b) Other review contents as prescribed by the law on investment.

5. The selection of investors for offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the period 2031-2035 shall be conducted in accordance with laws on investment, laws on bidding, laws on electricity, and other relevant laws.

Article 11. Approval of Investors for Power Grid Projects

The approval of investors for business investment in power grids within the power development plan and the power supply network development plan at the provincial level shall be carried out as follows:

1. Application for Approval of Investors

a) The application for approval of investors includes a Request for Approval of Investors according to Model No. 01 attached to this Decree; legal documents regarding the legal status of the investor; financial capability proof documents of the investor, including at least one of the following: the investor’s financial reports for the two most recent years, a financial support commitment from the parent company, a financial support commitment from a financial organization, a guarantee of the investor's financial capability, or other documents proving the investor's financial capability;

b) The investor submits one set of documents to the People's Committee of the province where the project is implemented; for power grid projects passing through two or more provinces or centrally governed cities, the documents are submitted to the People's Committee of the province where the starting point of the transmission line is determined according to the project name in the planning. Documents can be submitted directly, via postal service, or through the provincial or centrally governed city administrative procedure information system.

2. Procedures and Formalities for Approving Investors

a) Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the People's Committee of the province assigns a specialized agency or an agency tasked with organizing the verification of the completeness and validity of the documents; if the documents are incomplete or invalid, the agency tasked with the assignment issues a written request for the investor to amend and supplement the documents. The time taken by the investor to amend and supplement the documents does not count towards the approval decision timeframe;

b) Within fifteen working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents, the agency assigned by the People's Committee of the province prepares a report and submits it to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province for consideration and decision. If necessary, the agency assigned by the People's Committee of the province may seek opinions from related agencies or units concerning matters within their management scope within the specified timeframe for handling the documents;

c) Within five working days from the date of receipt of the documents and the report from the agency assigned by the People's Committee of the province, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province considers and issues a Decision on Approval of Investors according to Model No. 02 attached to this Decree. If the approval is not granted, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province replies to the investor in writing and specifies the reasons;

d) For power grid projects passing through two or more provinces or centrally governed cities, the People's Committee of the province where the starting point of the transmission line is determined according to the project name in the power development plan and the provincial power supply network development plan is the main agency responsible for processing the approval of investors. Seeking opinions from related localities is carried out within the timeframe specified in point b of this clause. If there is no reply within seven working days from the date of receipt of the opinion solicitation letter, it is understood that they agree with the content within their scope of opinion solicitation and bear responsibility for the content within their management scope.

3. Contents of Consideration for Approval of Investors

The conformity of the project with the power development plan and the provincial power supply network development plan; the conformity of the project with the conditions for approval of investors as stipulated in Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15; the legal status of the investor; the financial capability of the investor; the investment objectives, scale, total investment capital, and capital mobilization plans, the location of the project implementation, the duration and progress of the project; other conditions for investors as prescribed by relevant laws.

4. Results of Processing

The Decision on Approval of Investors for Power Grid Projects issued by the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province.

5. Adjustment of the Decision on Approval of Investors

a) For power grid projects that have been approved as investors in accordance with this Article and are not subject to approval of investment orientation, the investor shall carry out procedures to adjust the Decision on Approval of Investors if the adjustment content falls under circumstances requiring adjustment according to laws on investment, laws on electricity, and other relevant laws.

b) The dossier for requesting adjustment includes the Request for Adjustment of the Investment Approval Decision according to Model No. 03 attached to this Decree and related documents concerning the content of the adjustment request. The authority, procedures, and formalities for adjusting the Investment Approval Decision shall be implemented accordingly as stipulated in Clauses 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4 of this Article; the agency assigned by the provincial People's Committee only examines the content of the adjustment request and directly related contents. In case of approval for adjustment, the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee issues the Decision on Adjusting the Investment Approval Decision according to Model No. 04 attached to this Decree.

Article 12. Implementation Organization

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for:

a) Monitor, guide, and inspect the implementation of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 and this Decree;

b) Prepare a mid-term report on the three-year implementation period to advise the Government to report to the National Assembly at the end-of-year session in 2028; prepare a final report on the implementation period to advise the Government to report to the National Assembly at the end-of-year session in 2030;

c) During the process of organizing and implementing, if any difficulties arise, they shall be compiled and reported to the Government for consideration and appropriate amendments in accordance with reality.

2. The Government Inspectorate, relevant ministries, and sectors within their functions and tasks shall be responsible for monitoring, guiding, inspecting, and auditing the implementation of related procedures for adjusting and updating planning, approving investors for power grid projects, and offshore wind power development projects within the power development plan and expected operation during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035; coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to conduct mid-term and final reviews of the implementation results as prescribed in Point c Clause 1 of Article 15 of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15.

3. Provincial People's Committees shall be responsible for:

a) Implement tasks as prescribed in this Decree;

b) Direct and organize the implementation of provisions in Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 and this Decree, laws on investment, laws on electricity, laws on natural resources, marine environment and islands, and other relevant laws concerning offshore wind power project development;

c) Report the results of implementation before December 25 each year; submit mid-term and final review reports on the implementation results in the locality to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and reporting to the Government.

Article 13. Implementation Provisions

1. This Decree takes effect from July 4, 2026 until December 31, 2030.

2. An offshore wind power project selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan, expected to operate during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035, shall only be assigned to one survey unit to conduct offshore wind power surveys; in cases where proposals for offshore wind power surveys not included in the list of offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035 are made, they shall be carried out in accordance with laws on assigning sea areas, laws on marine resources and environment, and other relevant laws.

3. In cases where there are overlapping names for offshore wind power projects selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035 in the dossiers requesting assignment of sea areas, the following measures shall be taken:

a) In cases where proposals for offshore wind power surveys have overlapping names with offshore wind power projects within the power development plan, the dossier of the survey unit submitted first and found to be complete and valid, as indicated on the Receipt of Dossier and the Result Delivery Notice, shall be accepted, examined, and resolved;

b) In cases where proposals for offshore wind power surveys have overlapping names with offshore wind power projects within the power development plan and have already been assigned sea areas by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall issue a response letter to the survey units regarding the non-assignment of sea areas.

Article 14. Transitional Provisions

For dossiers requesting assignment of sea areas for offshore wind power surveys selling electricity to the national power grid within the power development plan and expected to operate during the periods from 2025 to 2030 and from 2031 to 2035, which were received by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment before the effective date of this Decree but have not yet been assigned sea areas, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment may continue to examine them in accordance with the law prior to the effective date of this Decree, ensuring compliance with Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 13 of this Decree.