Recently, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a conference to implement Decision No. 4804 / QĐ-BCT dated 26/12/2017 by the Minister of Industry and Trade on the operation of the wholesale market. Pilot Competition in 2018..
At the meeting, the delegates presented the plan of operation of the power system, the plan of operation of the competitive electricity generation market in 2018 and the focus of implementation of Decision 4804.
According to Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Industry and Trade, according to the roadmap for formation and development of the electricity market, the Decision No. 63/2013 / QD-TTg , The Ministry of Industry and Trade has taken the lead in coordinating with the units to launch the competitive power generation market officially operated from 1/7/2012.
After 5 years, according to Mr. Tuan, the competitive electricity generation market has brought about positive results such as: Increasing competitiveness among power generation units in the market; To clarify the mobilization of electricity sources through the factory's offer; Promote the plants to actively improve the efficiency of competition and reduce the cost of electricity generation. In parallel with the competitive power generation market, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has put into operation the competitive electricity wholesale market in 2016 and 2017 in the form of paper-based simulation, not real payment.
According to the Electricity Regulatory Authority, over the past two years, electricity corporations have been gradually acquainted with and learning the knowledge of the electricity market, piloting the mechanisms of the market. To compete in the competitive electricity market under the Decision No. 8266 / QD-BCT approving the detailed design of the Vietnam wholesale electricity market.
On that basis, starting from 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will put into operation the pilot real wholesale electricity market approved by Decision 4804. The objective of the market operation plan The Competitive Pilot Market in 2018 is to test the mechanisms of the competitive wholesale electricity market by design and make a real payment for a portion of the electricity purchased by the utility companies. At the same time, it is necessary to create favorable conditions for the member units to familiarize themselves with new mechanisms, training for capacity building and improvement of information technology infrastructure for the electricity market and human resources. The mechanism for the competitive electricity wholesale market is expected to be implemented in 2019. It is expected that the price for the electricity market in 2018 will be 1,280 VND / kWh.
Here, representatives of power utilities have reported progress to prepare for the wholesale electricity market competition. Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Duc - Deputy General Director of EVNSPC said that the Corporation has set up the Electricity Market Department to ensure the human resources to do this work. In addition, EVNSPC has completed the load forecast for 2018 and reported to the Electricity Regulatory Authority and the National Electricity Regulatory System in accordance with regulations.
However, according to Mr. Duc, EVNSPC still has some difficulties to overcome. Specifically, "the corporation is responsible for collecting data for power transmission of points within the EVNSPC and measuring points for purchasing power from hydropower plants of less than or equal to 30 MW. EVNSPC's daily electricity supply is largely synchronized from the EVN's metrological inventory, so much depends on the day-to-day data on the stock and the accuracy and uniformity of all measurement points. Forwarded by EVNSPC to the data warehouse and between EVNSPC and the point measured by A0. At present, this issue has some differences and EVNSPC will continue with the units to complete the review, "Mr. Duc acknowledged.
Addressing the conference, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong highly appreciated the efforts of the units in the preparation of the wholesale electricity market. In order for the market to run smoothly, the Vice Minister requested all units of the Ministry of Industry to finalize documents and statistics, especially to train human resources to manage and operate the market. competitive electricity. In the process of implementation, continue to adjust the inadequacies, repair immediately to bring the competitive wholesale electricity market officially in 2019.
According to Industry and Trade Newspaper