REGULATIONS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY
& CONSERVATION OF VIETNAM
Cu Huy Quang, Officer of EECO - MOIT
Content
Regulation on Energy
Conservation of Vietnam
Efficiency
The Vietnam Energy Efficiency &
Conservation Program (VNEEP)
and
Regulation on Energy Efficiency
and Conservation of Vietnam
Related Regulations
LAW No. 50/2010/QH12
Decree No. 21/2011/NĐ-CP
Decree No. 73/2011/NĐ-CP
Detailed regulations and
measures for implementation
of the Law on EE&C
Regulations on the penalties for
the administrative violations in
EE&C
Circular
No. 39/2011/TT-BCT
Training, certification
of EMs, EAs
Circular No. 09/2012/TT-BCT
Planning & Report on the implementation of
EE&C plans; Forms of Reports.
Procedures on Energy Audits, and Report
Related Regulations
LAW No. 50/2010/QH12
Decree No. 21/2011/NĐ-CP
Detailed regulations and
measures for implementation
of the Law on EE&C
Circular
No. 39/2010/TT-BCT
Training content, program, authority of
energy management, energy audit
certificates
Decree No. 73/2011/NĐ-CP
Regulations on the penalty for
the administrative violation in
EE&C
Circular
No. 07/2012/TT-BCT
Energy Labeling for the
energy using vehicle,
appliances
Related Regulations
 Decision No. 51/2011/QĐ-TTg issued by the Prime
Minister – Approval of the List of Facilities and Equipment
Required to Comply with Regulations on Energy Labeling
and Minimum Energy Performance Standards.
 Decision No. 68/2011/QĐ-TTg issued by the Prime
Minister on the List of Energy Efficient Facilities and
Equipment to be equipped in the offices and organizations
which using state budget.
Subjects regulated by EEC Law
(Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
(Articles15, 16, 17, 18)
(Articles 19, 20, 21)
(Articles 29, 30, 31)
(Articles 22, 23, 24, 25)
(Điều 26, 27, 28)
(Articles 37, 38, 39, 40)
(Articles 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
Key energy using entities (KEUE)
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
IN THE KEY ENERGY USING
ENTITIES
(KEUE)
Identification of the KEUEs
(Article 6, Decree No. 21/2011/NĐ-CP)
1) Industrial and agricultural production establishments
and transport units which annually consume energy of
a total of one thousand tons of oil equivalent (1,000
TOE) or higher per year;
2) Construction works used as offices and houses;
educational, medical, entertainment, physical training
and sports establishments; hotels, supermarkets,
restaurants and shops which annually consume
energy of a total of five hundred tons of oil equivalent
(500 TOE) or higher per year.
Measures applied to KEUEs
(Article 33, Law on EE&C)
1. In addition to those obligations provided in the Law to
various respected fields of jobs, the KEUE shall perform
the following obligations:
To appoint an energy manager in
accordance with Article 35 of this Law
To perform compulsory energy audit once every 3
years
Measures applied to KEUEs
(Article 33, Law on EE&C)
To apply Energy Management Model according to the
guidance of State competent authorities;
To develop and implement annual and 5-year plans
for energy efficiency and conservation in conformity
with their business and production plans; to report
results of the implementation of energy efficiency and
conservation plans to the State competent authorities at
the locality.
Energy Managers
(Article 35, Law on EE&C)
The person appointed to be an energy manager must have the
following qualifications:
a) For KEUEs in the field of industrial production,
construction works and business services, he/she must have
a college (or equivalent) degree on energy speciality or
related technique; for KEUEs in the field of transportation
and agricultural production,
he/she must have an intermediate level technical
certificate or higher;
b) He/she has been trained on energy management and has a
certificate issued by the competent agency.
Measures applied to KEUEs
Energy audit
(Article 34 Law on EE&C)
Enterprise can carry
out audit by itself
or
Hire energy audit
organizations
Having a team of certified
energy auditors
Energy audit
organizations must
meet the following
conditions
Having appropriate technical
equipment for energy audit.
Being established under law
Obligation to do Energy Audit
1. The key energy using entities:
To perform compulsory energy audit one for
three years
(Article 33, Law on EE&C).
2. The enterprises which are not in the List of
KEUEs:
Be encouraged to periodically perform energy
audits and report on the status of energy use to
local Provincial DOIT.
(Article 25, Decree No. 21/2011/NĐ-CP).
Perfomance of Energy Audit
•
MOIT Circular No. 09/2012/TT-BCT dated
on 20/4/2012 defined in detail the
procedure of energy audit performance.
• MOIT Circular No. 39/2011/TT-BCT dated
on 28/10/2011 defined in detail the
training contents, program, competency
of award, recognition, revocation of
energy auditor license.
Energy audit of KEUEs
(Article 9, Decree No. 21/2011/NĐ-CP):
During 30 days after performing an energy audit,
KEUEs have to send Energy Audit Report to the
local Provincial Department of Industry and
Trade
Planning for EE&C and Reporting on the implementation results
MOIT Circular No. 09/2012/TT-BCT dated on
20/4/2012 guides KEUEs about:
• Planning for EE&C and Reporting on the
implementation results;
• The Forms of annual and 5-year plans for
EE&C and reports on the implementation
results.
Planning for EE&C and Reporting on the implementation results
(Circular No. 09/2012/TT-BCT)
• KEUEs perform the planning for EE&C and
reporting on the implementation results in Internet,
through electronic portal of the National Energy
Database System (NEDS);
• Each KEUE will have its address and ID given by
NEDS for access, and work with its files.
The Vietnam Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Program (VNEEP)
VNEEP Implementation Arrangement
Program Steering Committee including Representatives of
the Ministries: MoIT, MoC, MoT, MoET, MoCI, MoST, MPI,
MoF, Justice, and the Union of Vietnam Science and
Technology Associations)
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Office
People Committees of Provinces and Central Cities:
To prepare policies for monitoring Energy saving and efficiency
at local level;
To collaborate with NPSC for implementing projects in localities.
VNEEP Implementation Arrangement
Programme Branched Offices: Established at
selected provinces and central cities
Supporting bases:
Laboratories for checking energy efficiency of electric devices.
Certificated Energy Auditing Agencies.
Programme components: 11 Projects located in 6
component groups.
VNEEP Objectives
Objective: To advance Energy Efficiency and Energy
Savings in energy intensive priority sectors:
- Industry
- Commercial, Office and Residential Buildings
- Transportation
Saving of 3%-5% during period 2006-2010
Saving of 5%-8% during period 2011-2015
VNEEP Specific Targets
 Energy audits conducted in 300 large enterprises and 12
power plants
 300 energy audits conducted in SMEs and commercial
buildings
 1024 designated enterprises have energy management
system.
 2500 energy managers and 200 energy auditors get
certification
 100% of new buildings complies with EEBC by end of 2015
Saving Potential
Steel : 20-25%
Cement : 10-40%
Buildings : 10-15%
Transport : 25-28%
Lighting puplish: 20-30%
KEY Results – Overrall Target
 Total energy saving estimated for period 2006-2010 is
KTOE 4900 corresponding to 3.4%.
 In 2011 electric intensity per GPD is 1.63. This is
significant reduce compare with 2008: 2.02; 2009: 2.42
and 2010: 2.0
 Power savings achieved by 1.43% for year 2011
KEY Results – Overrall Target
 Household:
• 3000 biogas cellars, 100,000 solar water heaters,
46 million compact light bulbs per year.
 Industry:
• Energy management system at 250 designated
enterprises.
• Certified 450 energy managers and 80 energy
auditors
• EE labelling 147 products
• Energy audit conducted for 243 enterprises, EE
measures implemented for 50 enterprises.
 Buildings: implement green buildings model.
VNNEP Donors
Donors
Support (date -current or very recent) [approx budget]
ADB
Technical assistance energy efficiency in the cement and
steel industry (2011/12)
Technical assistance for implementing VNEEP - surveys,
training, financing mechanisms (2008-2010)
Targeted programme budget support to the VNEEP
(2009-2015) [USD 15 million]
Support to cleaner production including technical
assistance and investment support (50% of budget)
(2008-12) [USD 10 million]
Mainstreaming energy efficiency through business
innovations for SMEs (2009-2013)
Danida
EC
VNNEP Donors
Finland
JICA
KFW
Capacity building with a focus on energy auditing
(2007-2010)
Energy master plan (2008-2009) / Private sector
investment finance –loans for new equipment for
industries / Support to climate change adaptation and
mitigation (2007-2010) / Capacity building on energy
management training (2011-2014)
Funding for economic infrastructure, climate change
including energy
VNNEP Donors
SDC
Green credit line - support for cleaner production
investment (2008-12) [USD 5 million]
UNDP/GEF PECSME energy efficiency in SMEs (2006-2010)
[USD 29 million] / Energy efficiency standards and
labeling (2010+) [USD 0.6 million] /Phasing out of
incandescent lamps (2010-2014) [USD 3million]
/Planned support in building codes,
labeling/standards, capacity building
UNIDO/
Promoting industrial energy efficiency through
GEF
system optimization and energy management
standards, pilot projects in rubber, textile, pulp and
paper and food and beverage. (2011-2014) [USD
4.5 million]
VNNEP Donors
WB
Viet Nam demand side management and energy
efficiency, industry and buildings (2000-2010)
Cleaner production and energy efficiency project –
action plans for key sectors, development of energy
service providers, capacity building in programme
management (2011-2016)
IFC
Support to VNEEP for developing building codes for
energy efficiency in large buildings.
Energy efficiency and cleaner production financing;
IFC (2010-2011) [USD 2.3 million]
Support to energy efficiency building code (EEBC) to
be finalized by December 2012.
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