Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of the Law on Rational and Efficient Energy Use No. 77/2025/QH15

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AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO CERTAIN ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly enacts this Law to amend and supplement certain articles of the Law on Energy Conservation and Efficiency No. 50/2010/QH12 which has been amended and supplemented by Law No. 28/2018/QH14.

Article 1. Amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Law on Energy Conservation and Efficiency

1. To add Clause 10a following Clause 10; to amend and supplement Clause 11; to add Clauses 12, 13, and 14 following Clause 11 of Article 3 as follows:

"10a. High energy efficiency level means the energy efficiency level prescribed by the competent state management agency for energy-consuming equipment and devices to encourage their application during different periods.

11. Energy-saving products include energy-consuming equipment and devices, products with high energy efficiency levels, building materials with good thermal insulation properties that help reduce energy consumption, and comply with technical standards and regulations prescribed by the competent state management agency.

12. Energy service organization is an organization providing services, technical solutions, and financial support to implement investment projects on energy conservation and efficiency based on energy performance contracts. An energy service organization includes enterprises under the laws on enterprises and other organizations as prescribed by relevant laws. Business activities of energy service organizations shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on enterprises, laws on investment, laws on public-private partnership, and other relevant laws.

13. Energy performance contract is formed between the customer and the energy service organization, serving as the basis for the customer to pay the energy service organization when implementing energy conservation and efficiency projects.

14. Energy management certificate is a certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to individuals who participate and achieve results in training courses for energy managers."

2. To amend and supplement some clauses of Article 5 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. To enhance investment and diversify resource mobilization methods to promote scientific research activities, develop and apply advanced technology, foster innovation, green transition, quality management systems, and advanced productivity improvement tools related to energy conservation and efficiency; to develop renewable energy suitable for Vietnam's socio-economic conditions to ensure energy security and protect the environment. Encourage the development of industries, trades, and fields with low energy consumption and high added value. Strengthen measures to control industries, trades, and fields with high energy intensity and high natural resource consumption."

b) To amend and supplement Clause 5 and to add Clause 6 following Clause 5 as follows:

"5. Encourage and support the development of energy services. Reasonably invest in propaganda work, raise awareness, and support the community in using energy efficiently and conservatively. Organize training programs to improve professional skills and update knowledge for organizations and individuals working in the field of energy conservation, especially energy auditors and energy managers at key energy-consuming facilities. Encourage and support key energy-consuming facilities to sign voluntary agreements on energy conservation and efficiency with state management agencies or energy supply organizations managed or authorized by the state.

6. Energy conservation and efficiency is an indicator in national, provincial, and municipal socio-economic development plans and key energy-consuming facilities. Provinces and cities shall base their socio-economic conditions to develop annual and five-year energy conservation and efficiency plans."

3. To add Clause 1a following Clause 1 of Article 6 as follows:

"1a. Resources for implementing energy conservation and efficiency activities include state budget funds, socialized capital, and other lawful sources as prescribed by law."

4. To amend and supplement Article 7 as follows:

"Article 7. Statistics on energy use

The statistics in the field of energy shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Statistics.

5. Amend Clause 3 and supplement Clause 4 following Clause 3 of Article 9 as follows:

"3. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue energy consumption standards applicable to each industrial production sector, except for cases provided for in Clause 4 of this Article.

4. The Minister of Construction shall issue energy consumption standards applicable to the construction materials production sector under the management of the Ministry of Construction."

6. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 13 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Points d and đ of Clause 1 as follows:

"d) Hydroelectric power plants must comply fully with the operation procedures of reservoirs or inter-reservoir systems approved by competent authorities, ensuring safe power generation requirements, participating in water supply regulation tasks for production and daily life purposes, in accordance with objectives, economically and efficiently;

đ) Power transmission and distribution units must develop programs, plans, standards, and specific timelines aimed at reducing electricity losses in the transmission and distribution system, and have the responsibility to inspect and monitor the underloading and overloading conditions of the power grid;"

b) Amend and supplement Point g Clause 1 as follows:

"g) Coal and oil exploitation units must implement evaluations of recovery and efficient use of energy resources and generated gases during the exploitation phase. Transportation and distribution units must implement evaluations of efficient use of energy resources and control losses during processing, production, transportation, distribution, and storage phases within the enterprise's supply system. Regularly, not exceeding five years, organize reviews and updates to establish standards for fuel, oil, and coal losses.";

c) Add Clause 3 after Clause 2 as follows:

"3. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue regulations on self-use energy consumption standards in production, transportation, and distribution facilities. Production, transportation, and distribution facilities shall cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to establish regulations on self-use energy consumption standards in their facilities."

7. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 18 as follows:

"3. People's Committees at all levels shall apply comprehensive management measures and strictly supervise the implementation of regulations on electricity conservation in public lighting, manage public lighting according to their authority."

8. Amend and supplement the opening sentence of Clause 1 of Article 21 as follows:

"1. The Ministry of Construction shall:"

9. Amend and supplement the opening sentence of Clause 1 of Article 25 as follows:

"1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall:"

10. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 30 as follows:

"3. Provincial People's Committees shall organize inspections, examinations, and handle violations related to energy use activities that are both economical and effective by agencies and units using state budget funds within their jurisdiction."

11. Amend and supplement Article 32 as follows:

"Article 32. Key Energy-Using Facilities

1. Key energy-using facilities are facilities that annually consume large quantities of energy as prescribed by the Government.

2. Provincial People's Committees shall build and issue lists of key energy-using facilities on their respective territories once a year and submit them to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation."

12. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 33 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point đ Clause 1 as follows:

"đ) Apply energy management models as prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade. Organize maintenance of measurement systems meeting standards to ensure the accuracy of data for monitoring and supervising energy usage, statistical consumption of various forms of energy, and establishing an energy balance sheet for the facility;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue regulations on the development and implementation of annual and five-year energy-saving and efficiency plans, model templates for regular annual and five-year reports, and appropriate energy management models for key energy-using facilities."

13. Amend and supplement Clause 4 of Article 34 as follows:

"4. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue regulations on the implementation of energy audits; contents, training programs, inspection, supervision, certification issuance, recognition, revocation of energy auditor certificates by training organizations."

14. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 35 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point d of Clause 2 as follows:

"d) Inspect and supervise the implementation of energy-saving and efficiency measures; monitor energy demand and consumption standards;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall stipulate the content; training programs; inspection, supervision; certification issuance, recognition, reissuance, revocation; validity period of energy management certificates. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall publicly announce training plans and lists on its official website."

15. Amend and supplement the name of Chapter IX as follows:

"Chapter IX

MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY-CONSUMING EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS"

37 ||| 16. Amend and supplement the name and some Clauses of Article 37 as follows:

16. AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE NAME OF ARTICLE AND SOME CLAUSES OF ARTICLE 37 AS FOLLOWS:

a) Amend and supplement the name as follows:

"Article 37. Measures for managing the use of energy efficiently and economically for means of transport, equipment, and construction materials";

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 and Clause 3 as follows:

"2. Labeling energy consumption for means of transport, equipment using energy, and construction materials;

3. Announcing necessary information about energy consumption of means of transport, equipment, and construction materials;"

17. Amend and supplement Article 39 as follows:

"Article 39. Energy labeling

1. Means of transport, equipment, and construction materials included in the list of means of transport, equipment, and construction materials that must be labeled with energy labels shall be labeled before being put on the market.

2. Production facilities, enterprises importing, distributing, and trading in means of transport, equipment, and construction materials, including those operating on e-commerce platforms, shall implement the announcement and labeling of energy consumption for means of transport, equipment, and construction materials after these items have been tested and evaluated to meet national standards on energy efficiency according to the laws on standards and technical regulations, and laws on measurement.

3. The Minister of Industry and Trade, the Minister of Construction within their respective duties and authorities shall be responsible for:

a) Establishing and promulgating the list of means of transport, equipment, and construction materials that must be labeled with energy labels and the implementation timeline within the scope of their management;

b) Specifying the content and format of energy labels;

c) Specifying testing laboratories that meet the conditions to be issued certificates for testing in accordance with energy efficiency standards;

d) Guiding and announcing the labeling of energy consumption for means of transport, equipment, and construction materials within the scope of their management;

đ) Specifying the recognition of energy labels for imported means of transport and equipment;

4. Provincial People's Committees shall develop annual plans to organize the implementation of inspections and checks on compliance with the provisions of the law on energy labeling for means of transport, equipment, and construction materials in production, business, and distribution within their jurisdiction."

18. Amend and supplement Clause 2 and Clause 3; add Clause 4 after Clause 3 of Article 41 as follows:

"2. Organizations and individuals investing in the production of energy-saving products and materials; upgrading, renovating production lines, expanding production scale using energy-saving technology, projects investing in energy-saving facilities, producing, installing machinery, equipment, or energy-saving materials, projects aimed at optimizing energy use or reducing greenhouse gas emissions shall enjoy incentives and support as follows:

a) Incentives under the Law on Land;

b) Eligible for preferential loans and support according to the law from the Fund for Promoting the Use of Energy Efficiently and Economically, Vietnam Development Bank, National Technology Innovation Fund, Environmental Protection Fund; supported from the National Program for High-Tech Development, National Program on Energy Efficiency and Economic Use;

c) Other incentives as prescribed by this Law and other relevant laws;

d) Technical activity support including: energy audit, research, consulting, design, technical consulting experts, application of energy-saving technology.

3. The Government shall specify the encouragement of organizations and businesses to invest, expand, upgrade, transform to energy-saving technology, reduce greenhouse gas emissions; invest and transform to produce energy-saving products, reduce greenhouse gas emissions through green credit mechanisms, issuance of green bonds.

4. The Government shall establish incentive mechanisms and support solutions to promote the application of appropriate transformation processes in line with the technological revolution and digital transformation in industrial production and processing; promote innovation and creativity in the field of energy-efficient and economic use."

19. Add Article 41a after Article 41 as follows:

"Article 41a. Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund

1. The Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund is a state financial fund outside the budget, operating without profit-making objectives.

2. The Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund shall operate to mobilize capital, provide loans, invest, entrust, and accept entrustment to perform functions promoting energy-efficient activities nationwide.

3. The Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund aims to support and finance projects, tasks, and activities promoting energy efficiency with flexible mechanisms according to the requirements of sponsors and current laws.

4. The Prime Minister decides on the establishment, organization, and operation of the Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund towards socialization, ensuring financial independence, avoiding overlap with government revenue and expenditure, and minimizing increased production and business costs for enterprises and production and business establishments.

5. The Government stipulates the sources of funding for the Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund.”

20. Amend and supplement the name of Article and some clauses of Article 43 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name as follows:

"Article 43. Promoting energy-efficient usage through propaganda and education; developing energy services;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3; add Clauses 4 and 5 after Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Energy service organizations shall carry out the following activities:

a) Energy auditing;

b) Transfer of energy-saving technology and environmentally friendly technology;

c) Training of energy auditors, energy managers, and consultants on advanced energy management models;

d) Consulting and investing in implementing energy-saving measures, and performing energy performance contracts for energy-consuming facilities;

đ) Providing information and promoting energy-efficient usage;

e) Other services related to energy-efficient usage;

4. The Government shall specify conditions for investment and business in energy auditing; establish mechanisms to support and encourage the formation of energy service organizations.

5. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall stipulate inspection and supervision procedures for units operating in the field of energy services, energy auditing, training of energy auditors and energy managers; guide technical requirements and notification forms for energy service organizations. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall publicly list organizations and individuals operating in the field of energy services on its official website."

21. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 46 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. Develop an energy-efficient usage plan consistent with the local socio-economic development plan, and submit the five-year plan to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation."

b) Add Clause 4 after Clause 3 as follows:

"4. Report annually and at each five-year stage on the implementation results of energy-efficient usage targets to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and report to the Prime Minister."

Article 2. Effective Date

This Law shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

Article 3. Transitional Provisions

Energy Management Certificates issued before this Law comes into effect remain valid until December 31, 2030.

Law This was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the 15th term, the 9th session, on June 18, 2025.