The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues

In 1996, the Primer Minister of Vietnam directed the Ministry of Industry (MOI) to establish a program and plan to draft the Electricity Law for Vietnam. After six years of work and consultation the Law is still in its fourteenth draft. The MOI, in...

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spelling okr-10986-198912021-04-23T14:03:37Z The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY BI CIVIL SOCIETY CLEAN TECHNOLOGY COAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONSUMER PROTECTION DECREE DECREES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY POLICY ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL VIABILITY FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUEL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS LABOR UNION LAWS LEGAL DOCUMENTS LEGAL DRAFTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIFELINE RATE LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS MARGINAL COST MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATURAL RESOURCES PARTICIPATORY PROCESS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POWER SALES POWER SECTOR PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY AUTHORITY RENEWABLE RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE USE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS STATE STATE AGENCIES STATE SECTOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOTING In 1996, the Primer Minister of Vietnam directed the Ministry of Industry (MOI) to establish a program and plan to draft the Electricity Law for Vietnam. After six years of work and consultation the Law is still in its fourteenth draft. The MOI, in consultation with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), decided it was time to analyze why the progress was so slow and what could be done to overcome this problem. Chapter 1 of the report reviews how the parties agreed that the situation could best be analyzed in a open round-table discussion where participants would be able to express their opinions freely and work towards identifying solutions. It was therefore decided to conduct a facilitated participatory discussion that would revitalize the law-drafting process. Chapter 2 reviews the outcomes of the round-table discussion held on September 26 and 27, 2000. Chapter 3 consists of a power policy guidance document prepared by the World Bank advisory team; and Chapter 4 details a legislative review of the fourteenth draft of the Electricity Law and addresses specific issues that should be considered in the next phase of the drafting process. 2014-08-29T21:15:59Z 2014-08-29T21:15:59Z 2002-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2117744/electricity-law-vietnam-status-policy-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19891 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
BI
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
COAL
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONSUMER PROTECTION
DECREE
DECREES
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMISTS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY ACCESS
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY LAW
ELECTRICITY POLICY
ELECTRICITY REGULATOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
ENGINEERS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FUEL
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
LABOR UNION
LAWS
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
LEGAL DRAFTING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LIFELINE RATE
LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
MARGINAL COST
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY ISSUES
POLICY MAKERS
POWER SALES
POWER SECTOR
PRIME MINISTER
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE USE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
STATE
STATE AGENCIES
STATE SECTOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
VOTING
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
BI
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
COAL
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONSUMER PROTECTION
DECREE
DECREES
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMISTS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY ACCESS
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY LAW
ELECTRICITY POLICY
ELECTRICITY REGULATOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
ENGINEERS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FUEL
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
LABOR UNION
LAWS
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
LEGAL DRAFTING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LIFELINE RATE
LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
MARGINAL COST
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY ISSUES
POLICY MAKERS
POWER SALES
POWER SECTOR
PRIME MINISTER
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE USE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
STATE
STATE AGENCIES
STATE SECTOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
VOTING
World Bank
The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam
description In 1996, the Primer Minister of Vietnam directed the Ministry of Industry (MOI) to establish a program and plan to draft the Electricity Law for Vietnam. After six years of work and consultation the Law is still in its fourteenth draft. The MOI, in consultation with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), decided it was time to analyze why the progress was so slow and what could be done to overcome this problem. Chapter 1 of the report reviews how the parties agreed that the situation could best be analyzed in a open round-table discussion where participants would be able to express their opinions freely and work towards identifying solutions. It was therefore decided to conduct a facilitated participatory discussion that would revitalize the law-drafting process. Chapter 2 reviews the outcomes of the round-table discussion held on September 26 and 27, 2000. Chapter 3 consists of a power policy guidance document prepared by the World Bank advisory team; and Chapter 4 details a legislative review of the fourteenth draft of the Electricity Law and addresses specific issues that should be considered in the next phase of the drafting process.
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author World Bank
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title The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
title_short The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
title_full The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
title_fullStr The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
title_full_unstemmed The Electricity Law for Vietnam : Status and Policy Issues
title_sort electricity law for vietnam : status and policy issues
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2117744/electricity-law-vietnam-status-policy-issues
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19891
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