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THE
GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No. 133/2026/ND-CP
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Hanoi, April 06, 2026
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DECREE
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN ELECTRICITY SECTOR
Pursuant to the Law
on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law
on Handling of Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as amended by the
Law No. 54/2014/QH13, the Law No. 18/2017/QH14, the Law No. 67/2020/QH14, the
Law No. 09/2022/QH15, the Law No. 11/2022/QH15, the Law No. 56/2024/QH15, and
the Law No. 88/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law
on Electricity No. 61/2024/QH15, as amended by the Law No. 94/2025/QH15;
At the request of
the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam;
The Government of
Vietnam promulgates a Decree prescribing penalties for administrative
violations in electricity sector.
Chapter
I
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1.
This Decree deals with administrative violations in electricity sector;
completed administrative violations and ongoing administrative violations;
penalties, fines, remedial measures; power to make records of administrative
violations and power to impose penalties; entities incurring administrative
penalties; implementation of administrative penalties, and remedial measures
against administrative violations in electricity sector.
2. Other administrative violations in state management sectors
related to the electricity sector that are not provided for in this Decree
shall be subject to the provisions of the Decrees prescribing penalties for
administrative violations applicable to those respective sectors.
1. Vietnamese organizations and individuals, and foreign
organizations and individuals (hereinafter referred to as “entities”) that
commit the administrative violations prescribed in this Decree within the
territory of Vietnam.
2.
The organizations mentioned in clause 1 of this Article include:
a) Regulatory authorities
committing the violations which are not related to their assigned management
tasks;
b) Public service
providers;
c) Social organizations,
socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, and
socio-professional organizations;
d) Economic organizations established in accordance with the
Law on enterprises, and dependent units of enterprises (comprising their
branches, representative offices, and business locations);
dd) Economic organizations established in accordance with the Law on co-operatives, including artels, co-operatives
and cooperative unions;
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g) Other organizations
established in accordance with regulations of law.
3. Persons having the power to make records of administrative
violations, persons having the power to impose penalties for administrative
violations, and other entities involved in the imposition of penalties for
administrative violations in accordance with this Decree.
4. The imposition of penalties for violations committed by
branches, representative offices, and business locations; household businesses,
family households, and residential communities; cadres, civil servants, public
employees, and persons belonging to the People's Army, the People's Public
Security Forces, and persons performing cipher tasks who commit a violation
while performing official duties or tasks; and regulatory authorities that
commit a violation falling within their assigned state management tasks, shall
comply with provisions of Article 3 of Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP, as amended by
Decree No. 68/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP.
1. The prescriptive period
for imposing penalties for administrative violations in the electricity sector shall be 01 year, except for
violations relating to power generation (electricity production), import and
export of electricity, and electricity trading, for which the prescriptive
period for imposing penalties shall be 02 years.
2. A completed administrative violation and an ongoing
administrative violation shall be determined in accordance with provisions of
Clause 1 Article 8 of Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP, as amended by Decree No.
68/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP.
3. Penalties for repeated
administrative violations:
a) The repeated commission
of an administrative violation shall be considered by the person having the
power to impose administrative penalties as an aggravating circumstance when
considering issuing a penalty imposition decision, except the cases specified
in points b and c of this clause;
b) If a branch,
representative office, or business location of a legal entity or organization
commits an administrative violation within the scope and term of the
authorization granted by, or under the direction, management, assignment, or
approval of, such legal entity or organization, such legal entity or
organization shall be liable to penalties imposed for each administrative
violation committed by each such branch, representative office, or business
location;
c) An entity that
repeatedly commits an administrative violation for which penalties are imposed
on the basis of the value, quantity, weight, or types of the
exhibits/instrumentalities of the violation as prescribed in this Decree shall
incur penalties for each commission or repetition of the violation, and such
repeated commission of the violation shall not be considered by the person
having the power to impose administrative penalties as an aggravating
circumstance when considering issuing decision to impose penalties for each
violation.
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The enforcement of decisions on imposition of penalties for
administrative violations shall comply with provisions of Chapter III Part Two
of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as
amended by Law No. 54/2014/QH13, Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14,
Law No. 09/2022/QH15, Law No. 11/2022/QH15, Law No. 56/2024/QH15, and Law No.
88/2025/QH15; and Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP, as amended by Decree No.
68/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP.
1.
Primary penalties:
a) A
warning; or
b) A
fine.
2.
Additional penalties:
Confiscation
of exhibits and/or instrumentalities of the administrative violations
(hereinafter referred to as “exhibits/instrumentalities”).
3.
Fines:
a)
The maximum fine for an administrative violation in the electricity sector
imposed upon an individual is VND 100.000.000; that imposed upon an
organization is VND 200.000.000;
b)
The fines prescribed in Chapter II of this Decree are those imposed for
administrative violations committed by individuals, except for the
administrative violations committed by organizations as prescribed in Article
6; Articles 8 to 11; Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 Article 12; Articles 14 to 16;
Clause 3 Article 17; Article 18; Clause 2 Article 19; Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5
Article 20; Article 21; and Clauses 2 and 3 Article 22 of this Decree.
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Chapter
II
ADMINISTRATIVE
VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIAL MEASURES
1. A warning shall be
imposed on an electricity unit for failing to keep the original of the issued
Electricity License at its head office, or for failing to keep a copy of the
issued Electricity License at its transaction office.
2. A fine ranging from VND
5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to carry out
the procedures for modification of the Electricity License where there is a
reduction in the scope of licensed electricity activities;
b) Failing to notify the
licensing authority at least 60 days prior to ceasing electricity activities.
3. A fine ranging from VND
12.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Submitting reports on
the performance of the licensed electricity activities beyond the prescribed
time limit;
b) Failing to carry out
the procedures for modification of the Electricity License within 30 days from
the date of any change to the name or head office address stated in the
enterprise registration certificate, cooperative registration certificate, or
establishment decision (for organizations that do not hold an enterprise
registration certificate).
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5. A fine ranging from VND
50.000.000 to VND 70.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Conducting electricity
activities while the Electricity License has been lost, damaged, or misplaced
without reporting such fact to the licensing authority;
b) Providing inaccurate or
untruthful information or documents in an application for issuance,
modification, re-issuance, or extension of an Electricity License.
6. A fine ranging from VND
90.000.000 to VND 120.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Forging documents in an
application for issuance, modification, re-issuance, or extension of an Electricity
License, if not liable to criminal prosecution;
b) Conducting electricity
activities in a manner inconsistent with the key technical parameters of the
electricity works or the technology used for the licensed electricity
generation, transmission, or distribution activities as specified in the
Electricity License.
7. A fine ranging from VND
130.000.000 to VND 160.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Altering, leasing,
lending, borrowing, or renting an Electricity License without authorization;
b) Conducting electricity
activities after the Electricity License has expired;
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d) Failing to maintain the
conditions for performing the licensed electricity activities throughout the
validity period of the Electricity License.
8. A fine ranging from VND
170.000.000 to VND 200.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Conducting electricity
activities without an Electricity License, except for the violation prescribed
in Point a Clause 5 and Point b Clause 7 of this Article;
b) Conducting electricity
activities during the period in which the Electricity License has been revoked
by a competent authority, except where continued operation is required by a
competent authority to ensure security of electricity supply and continuity of
electricity supply to customers while the competent authority is considering
the re-issuance of the Electricity License for the licensed activity or scope
that has been revoked in accordance with the Law on electricity.
9. Remedial measures:
The entity committing any
of the violations in Clauses 7 and 8 of this Article is compelled to return any
illegal profits obtained from the commission of the administrative violation
which are the profits earned from electricity activities during the period of
violation to the state budget.
Illegal profits mean the
amount of money obtained during the period of violation, or an amount
calculated by multiplying the volume of electricity generated, transmitted,
distributed, wholesaled, or retailed by the corresponding electricity price and
electricity-related service price.
1. A warning shall be
imposed for committing any of the following violations in relation to the
development of self-produced and self-consumed power sources connected to the
national power system at the low-voltage level:
a) Failing to submit the
Notice of power source development as prescribed;
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2. For the recidivism of
the violation in clause 1 of this Article after 10 days from the date of the
previous penalty imposition:
a) A fine ranging from VND
500.000 to VND 1.000.000 shall be imposed for a power source with a capacity of
up to 20 kW;
b) A fine ranging from VND
2.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for a power source with a capacity
exceeding 20 kW.
3. A fine ranging from VND
10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for committing any of the
following violations in relation to the development of self-produced and
self-consumed power sources connected to the national power system at the
medium-voltage level or above:
a) Failing to submit the
Notice of power source development as prescribed, or installing a power source
before obtaining the Certificate of registration of power source development as
prescribed;
b) Failing to implement,
or implementing incorrectly or incompletely, the contents specified in the
Notice or the Certificate of registration of power source development;
c) Failing to modify the
Certificate of registration of development of a self-produced and self-consumed
rooftop solar power source as prescribed;
d) Failing to cooperate as
prescribed, or obstructing the development of self-produced and self-consumed
rooftop solar power sources; failing to provide guidance on electrical
installation and grid connection, or failing to coordinate the inspection and
acceptance of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power sources as
prescribed;
dd) Purchasing surplus
electricity output generated by a self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar
power source from an ineligible entity or at a proportion other than the
prescribed one;
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g) Failing to install equipment or facilities for connection to
the data collection, monitoring, and control system of the dispatch level
vested with controlling authority as prescribed.
4. A fine ranging from VND
80.000.000 to VND 100.000.000 shall be imposed for any of the following
violations:
a) Failing to dismantle,
or failing to complete the dismantling of, a wind power plant or solar power
plant within the prescribed time limit;
b) Failing to comply with,
or complying incorrectly or incompletely with, the commitments made in offshore
wind surveys or in the investment, construction, or operation of an offshore
wind power project.
5. Remedial measures:
a) For the violations
prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, and Points a, b and c of Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to submit the Notice or complete the
procedures for issuance of the Certificate of registration of development of a
self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power source as prescribed, or
comply with all contents specified in the Notice or the Certificate of
registration of power source development;
b) For the violation
prescribed in Point a Clause 4 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to dismantle the wind power plant or solar power plant within the time
limit specified in the penalty imposition decision;
c) For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 4 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to comply with the commitments made or satisfy the conditions as
prescribed within the time limit specified in the penalty imposition decision.
1. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 40.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit for
failing to report information relating to the readiness and reserve capacity of
its power plant, and other related information, as requested by the dispatch
level vested with controlling authority, the national power system dispatch
unit, the electricity market transaction operation unit, or a competent
authority.
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a) Using electricity metering equipment (instruments) that
fails to satisfy technical measurement requirements or has not been inspected,
calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law on measurement;
b) Providing inaccurate information on the readiness and
reserve capacity of its power plant, and other related information, as
requested by the dispatch level vested with controlling authority, the national
power system dispatch unit, the electricity market transaction operation unit,
or a competent authority.
3. A fine ranging from VND 120.000.000 to VND 150.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Investing in and maintaining the operation of electrical
equipment connected to the power grid that fails to satisfy power system
operation requirements and technical requirements at the connection point in
accordance with the Regulations on electricity transmission system, electricity
distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade;
b) Investing in and maintaining electricity metering
equipment, ancillary equipment for electricity metering, and electricity
metering data collection and management systems in contravention of regulations
of law.
4. Additional penalty:
The exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing the
violation in point a Clause 2 of this Article shall be confiscated.
5. Remedial measures:
a) For the violation prescribed in Point a Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to use electricity metering
equipment (instruments) that satisfies technical measurement requirements and
has been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law
on measurement;
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c) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to invest in and manage all
electricity metering equipment, ancillary equipment for electricity metering,
and electricity metering data collection and management systems in accordance
with the Regulations on electricity transmission system, electricity
distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade;
d) For the violation
prescribed in Point a Clause 2 of this Article, where the
exhibits/instrumentalities have been unlawfully sold, liquidated, hidden, or
destroyed inconsistently with the law, the violating entity is compelled make
payment of an amount equal to the value of such exhibits/instrumentalities.
1. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 40.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Transmission Unit
for failing to report information relating to the readiness and reserve
capacity of its equipment, and other related information, as requested by the
dispatch level vested with controlling authority, the national power system
dispatch unit, the electricity market transaction operation unit, or a
competent authority.
2. A fine ranging from VND 80.000.000 to VND
100.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Transmission
Unit for committing any of the following violations:
a) Permitting equipment that fails to comply with
regulations on power system dispatch and operation, electrical safety, and
electricity market issued by a competent authority to be connected to the
transmission grid;
b) Using electricity metering equipment (instruments) that
fails to satisfy technical measurement requirements or has not been inspected,
calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law on measurement;
c) Failing to enter into a connection agreement, or failing
to enter into a connection agreement within the prescribed time limit, where
the electricity works satisfy all conditions as prescribed.
3. A fine ranging from VND 100.000.000 to VND 120.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Transmission Unit
for committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to provide transmission services and ancillary
services to relevant parties, or failing to ensure the connection rights of
entities conducting electricity activities to the transmission grid under its
assigned management and operation, except where the transmission grid is
overloaded as confirmed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
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c) Investing in and maintaining the operation of electrical
equipment connected to the transmission grid that fails to satisfy connection
requirements and technical requirements for operation of the national power
system in accordance with the Regulations on electricity transmission system,
electricity distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry
of Industry and Trade;
d) Investing in and maintaining the operation of
electricity metering equipment, ancillary equipment for electricity metering,
and electricity metering data collection and management systems in
contravention of regulations of law.
4. Additional penalty:
The exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing the
violation in point b Clause 2 of this Article shall be confiscated.
5. Remedial measures:
a) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to use electricity metering
equipment (instruments) that satisfies technical measurement requirements and
has been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law
on measurement;
b) For the violation prescribed in Point c Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to execute the signed connection
agreement in accordance with the Regulations on electricity transmission
system, electricity distribution system and electricity metering issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c) For the violation prescribed in Point c Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to invest in and maintain the
operation of electrical equipment connected to the power grid in accordance
with the Regulations on electricity transmission system, electricity
distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade;
d) For the violation prescribed in Point d Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to invest in and maintain the
operation of electricity metering equipment, ancillary equipment for
electricity metering, and electricity metering data collection and management
systems in accordance with the Regulations on electricity transmission system,
electricity distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry
of Industry and Trade;
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1. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 30.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Distribution Unit
for failing to report information relating to the readiness and reserve
capacity of its equipment, and other related information, as requested by the
dispatch level vested with controlling authority, the national power system
dispatch unit, the electricity market transaction operation unit, or a
competent authority.
2. A fine ranging from VND 40.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Distribution Unit
for failing to ensure service quality in providing electricity distribution
services to customers in accordance with Regulations on electricity
transmission system, electricity distribution system and electricity metering
issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, except where the distribution
grid is overloaded as certified by the specialized electricity authority under
a provincial-level People's Committee.
3. A fine ranging from VND 60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Distribution Unit
for committing any of the following violations:
a) Permitting equipment that fails to comply with
applicable technical requirements and technical regulations issued by a
competent authority to be connected to the distribution grid;
b) Using electricity metering equipment (instruments) that
fails to satisfy technical measurement requirements or has not been inspected,
calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law on measurement.
4. A fine ranging from VND 80.000.000 to VND 100.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Distribution Unit
for committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to provide electricity distribution services to
electricity users, Electricity Retail Units, or Electricity Wholesale Units
that have satisfied the technical regulations issued by a competent authority,
and the service quality and safety requirements under the relevant contract,
except where the distribution grid is overloaded as certified by a competent
authority;
b) Failing to suspend or reduce electricity supply in
accordance with procedures for suspension or reduction of electricity supply
issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c) Providing inaccurate information that adversely affects
safety or causes damage to electricity distribution activities;
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dd) Investing in and maintaining the operation of
electricity metering equipment, ancillary equipment for electricity metering,
and electricity metering data collection and management systems in
contravention of regulations of law;
e) Abusing one's position or occupation to harass, cause
inconvenience to, or obtain unlawful benefits in the conclusion of power
purchase agreements with organizations licensed by a competent authority to
conduct electricity activities in the electricity wholesale and retail sectors;
g) Failing to enter into a connection agreement, failing to
carry out acceptance testing for energization of the connection point, or
entering into the connection agreement or carrying out the acceptance testing
for energization of the connection point beyond the prescribed time limit,
where the electricity works satisfy all conditions as prescribed.
5. Additional penalty:
The exhibits/instrumentalities
used for committing the violation in point b Clause 3 of this Article shall be
confiscated.
6. Remedial measures:
a) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to use electricity metering
equipment (instruments) that satisfies technical measurement requirements and
has been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law
on measurement;
b) For the violation
prescribed in Point d Clause 4 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to invest in and maintain the operation of electrical equipment
connected to the power grid in accordance with the Regulations on electricity
transmission system, electricity distribution system and electricity metering
issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c) For the violation prescribed in Point dd Clause 4 of
this Article, the violating entity is compelled to invest in and maintain the
operation of electricity metering equipment, ancillary equipment for electricity
metering, and electricity metering data collection and management systems in
accordance with the Regulations on electricity transmission system, electricity
distribution system and electricity metering issued by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade;
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dd) For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 3 of this Article, where the
exhibits/instrumentalities have been unlawfully sold, liquidated, hidden, or
destroyed inconsistently with the law, the violating entity is compelled make
payment of an amount equal to the value of such exhibits/instrumentalities.
1. A fine ranging from VND 50.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Wholesale Unit for selling
electricity at a price other than that prescribed by a competent authority.
2. A fine ranging from VND 100.000.000 to VND 120.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit,
Electricity Wholesale Unit, or Electricity Retail Unit for purchasing or
wholesaling electricity under an electricity purchase agreement or electricity
wholesale agreement that fails to comply with regulations of law on fixed-term
power purchase agreements.
3. A fine ranging from VND 120.000.000 to VND 150.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an electricity purchaser for
negotiating or entering into a power purchase agreement beyond the prescribed
time limit.
4. A fine ranging from VND 150.000.000 to VND 180.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Wholesale Unit for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Exporting or importing electricity without the
permission granted by a competent authority;
b) Abusing one's position or occupation to harass, cause
inconvenience to, or obtain unlawful benefits in the conclusion or performance
of power purchase agreements with organizations licensed by a competent
authority to conduct electricity activities in the electricity wholesale and
retail sectors.
5. Remedial measures:
a) For the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to repay the illegal profits
obtained from selling electricity at a price higher than the prescribed price
(including all expenses arising from the violation) for refund to the affected
entities. The Electricity Wholesale Unit shall refund to the relevant entities
the amount of electricity charges overcollected, together with interest as
agreed by the parties in the relevant contract. Where the period during which
the incorrect price was applied cannot be determined, it shall be deemed to be
12 months. Where the entities entitled to the refund cannot be identified, the
entire amount collected in excess of the prescribed price shall be paid to the
state budget;
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The amount of illegal
profits obtained by an Electricity
Wholesale Unit from the export of electricity prescribed in
Point a Clause 4 of this Article shall be determined by multiplying the amount
of electricity exported by the maximum average retail electricity price
permitted under the average retail electricity price bracket issued by the
competent authority.
The amount of illegal
profits obtained by an Electricity Wholesale Unit from the import of
electricity prescribed in Point a Clause 4 of this Article shall be determined
by multiplying the amount of electricity imported by the highest electricity
import price specified in the electricity import price brackets issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c) For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 4 of this Article, the Electricity Wholesale Unit
is compelled to negotiate and enter into a power purchase agreement with the Electricity Retail Unit
within 07 days
from the date of receipt of the decision on imposition of administrative
penalties.
1. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 30.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Retail Unit for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing, without a legitimate reason, to enter into an
electricity sale and purchase contract within 07 working days from the date on which the
purchaser of electricity for domestic use has satisfied all conditions as
required, and the parties have agreed on the contents of the draft contract;
b) Using electricity metering equipment (instruments) that
has not been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of
law on measurement.
2. A fine ranging from VND 30.000.000 to VND 40.000.000
shall be imposed for abusing one's position or occupation to harass electricity
users for the purpose of obtaining unlawful benefits.
3. A fine ranging from VND 40.000.000 to VND 50.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Retail Unit for selling
electricity without entering into an electricity sale and purchase contract
with the electricity consumer, or for selling electricity to an electricity
consumer after the electricity sale and purchase contract for domestic use has
expired and has not been renewed.
4. A fine ranging from VND 50.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Retail Unit for
committing any of the following violations:
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b) Entering into an electricity sale and purchase contract
with the electricity purchaser that fails to satisfy one of the required
conditions.
5. A fine ranging from VND 150.000.000 to VND 180.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Retail Unit for
exporting or importing electricity without the permission granted by a
competent authority.
6. Additional penalty:
The exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing the
violation in point b clause 1 of this Article shall be confiscated.
7. Remedial measures:
a) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 1 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to use electricity metering
equipment (instruments) that satisfies technical measurement requirements and
has been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of law
on measurement;
b) For the violation prescribed in Point a Clause 4 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to repay the illegal profits
obtained from selling electricity at a price higher than the prescribed price
(including all expenses arising from the violation) for refund to the affected
entities. The Electricity Retail Unit shall refund to the relevant entities the
amount of electricity charges overcollected, together with interest as agreed
by the parties in the relevant contract. Where the period during which the
incorrect price was applied cannot be determined, it shall be deemed to be 12
months. Where the entities entitled to the refund cannot be identified, the
entire amount collected in excess of the prescribed price shall be paid to the
state budget;
c)
For the violation prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article, the violating entity
is compelled to return any illegal profits obtained from the violation to the
state budget. The amount of illegal profits shall be determined by multiplying
the amount of electricity exported or imported by the maximum average retail
electricity price permitted under the average retail electricity price bracket
issued by the competent authority;
d) For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 1 of this Article, where the
exhibits/instrumentalities have been unlawfully sold, liquidated, hidden, or
destroyed inconsistently with the law, the violating entity is compelled make
payment of an amount equal to the value of such exhibits/instrumentalities.
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2. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall
be imposed for any of the following violations:
a) Using means, equipment, or performing other acts that
damage or cause incidents to the electricity seller’s power system;
b) Using electricity for a purpose subject to an
electricity price higher than that agreed in the contract;
c) Failing to notify the electricity seller of a reduction
in the number of households sharing an electricity meter, or a reduction in the
domestic electricity consumption quota, or falsely declaring the number of
electricity users in order to obtain a domestic electricity consumption quota
greater than the quota actually applicable.
3. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 8.000.000 shall
be imposed for arbitrarily installing, switching on, switching off, repairing,
relocating, or replacing the electricity seller’s electrical equipment or
electricity works.
4. A fine ranging from VND 8.000.000 to VND 10.000.000
shall be imposed for unauthorized energization of the electricity buyer’s
electrical installation before it has undergone acceptance testing, or during
the period of suspension of electricity supply due to a violation of law.
5. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 14.000.000
shall be imposed for using electricity metering equipment (instruments) that
has not been inspected, calibrated, or tested in accordance with regulations of
law on measurement.
6. The following fines shall be imposed for electricity
theft in any form:
a) A fine ranging from VND 4.000.000 to VND 10.000.000
shall be imposed for where the value of the electricity stolen is less than VND
1.000.000;
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7. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000
shall be imposed on a landlord who charges a tenant for electricity at a price
higher than that prescribed, where electricity is purchased at the retail
electricity price for domestic use.
8. A fine ranging from VND 60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000
shall be imposed on a large electricity consumer for committing any of the
following violations:
a) Using electricity-using equipment or connection
equipment that fails to satisfy the technical requirements and technical
regulations issued by a competent authority, for connection to the national
power grid;
b) Failing to comply with operational orders issued by the dispatch
level vested with controlling rights;
c) Failing to disconnect from the power supply or reduce
electricity consumption at the request of the electricity seller due to a force
majeure event;
d) Failing to invest in electricity metering equipment and
an electricity metering data collection and management system as prescribed,
except where otherwise agreed, provided that such agreement is not contrary to
law.
9.
Upon detection of electricity theft where the value of the electricity stolen
is VND 2.000.000 or more, or where the value of the electricity stolen is less
than VND 2.000.000 but case falls within one of the cases prescribed in Article
173 of the Criminal Code, the person having the power to impose penalties shall
transfer the case file to the authority competent to initiate criminal
proceedings for criminal prosecution in accordance with Clauses 1, 2, and 4
Article 62 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations No.
15/2012/QH13, as amended by Law No. 54/2014/QH13, Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No.
67/2020/QH14, Law No. 09/2022/QH15, Law No. 11/2022/QH15, Law No. 56/2024/QH15,
and Law No. 88/2025/QH15. Where the authority competent to initiate criminal
proceedings issues a decision not to file criminal charges, decision to annul
the decision to file criminal charges, decision to terminate investigation,
decision to dismiss the case, decision to dismiss the lawsuit against the
suspect, or decision to grant exemption from criminal liability under a
judgment, and the act shows signs of an administrative violation, the case file
shall be transferred to the person having the power to impose penalties in
accordance with Clause 3 Article 62 and Article 63 of the Law on Handling of
Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as amended by Law No. 54/2014/QH13,
Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14, Law No. 09/2022/QH15, Law No.
11/2022/QH15, Law No. 56/2024/QH15, and Law No. 88/2025/QH15, for imposing
penalties in accordance with Clause 6 of this Article.
10. Additional penalty:
The exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing any of
the violations in clauses 5, 6, point a clause 8 and clause 9 of this Article
shall be confiscated.
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a) For the violation prescribed in Clause 3 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to restore to the original state;
b) For the violations prescribed in Clauses 6 and 9 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to repay the illegal profits
obtained from the administrative violation (including all expenses arising from
the violation) for refund to the affected entities. Such amount of illegal
profits shall be determined in accordance with the Appendix enclosed with this
Decree. Where the entities entitled to the refund cannot be identified, the
entire amount of illegal profits shall be paid to the state budget;
c) For the violation prescribed in Clause 7 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to repay the illegal profits
obtained from the administrative violation (including all expenses arising from
the violation) for refund to the affected entities. The landlord shall refund
to the tenant the amount of electricity charges overcollected, together with
interest as agreed by the two parties in the contract. Where the entities
entitled to the refund cannot be identified, the entire amount of illegal
profits shall be paid to the state budget;
d) For the violations prescribed in Clause 5 and Point a
Clause 8 of this Article, the violating entity is compelled to use equipment that
fully satisfies the technical regulations adopted by a competent authority;
dd)
For the violation prescribed in Point d Clause 8 of this Article, the violating
entity is compelled to invest in and maintain the normal operation of
electricity metering equipment and the electricity metering data collection and
management system;
e)
For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 2 of this Article, the violating
entity is compelled to return the illegal profits obtained from using
electricity for a purpose other than that agreed in the contract (including all
expenses arising from the violation) to the electricity seller. The electricity
purchaser shall refund to the electricity seller the difference in electricity
charges during the period of using electricity for a purpose other than that
agreed in the contract, together with interest as agreed by the parties in the
contract. For an electricity sale and purchase contract for domestic use, the
period of violation shall be calculated from the billing period in which the
electricity purchaser used electricity for a purpose other than that agreed in
the contract to the billing period in which the violation was detected. Where
the period during which the incorrect price was applied cannot be determined,
it shall be deemed to be 12 months;
g)
For the violation prescribed in Point c Clause 2 of this Article, the violating
entity is compelled to return the illegal profits obtained from the violation
to the electricity seller, being the difference in electricity charges for the
period of violation. The period of violation shall be calculated from the
billing period in which the electricity purchaser reduced the number of
households sharing an electricity meter, or reduced the domestic electricity
consumption quota without notifying the electricity seller, or falsely declared
the number of electricity users in order to obtain a domestic electricity
consumption quota greater than the quota actually applicable, to the date on
which the electricity seller makes the adjustment. Where the electricity
purchaser cannot produce documents proving the date on which the reduction in
the number of households sharing an electricity meter or the reduction in the
domestic electricity consumption quota occurred, the period of violation shall
be calculated from the date of the electricity seller's most recent inspection
of the number of households sharing an electricity meter or the domestic
electricity consumption quota to the date on which the electricity seller makes
the adjustment, but shall not exceed 365 days;
h) For the violations
prescribed in Clauses 5 and 6, Point a Clause 8, and Clause 9 of this Article,
where the exhibits/instrumentalities have been unlawfully sold, liquidated,
hidden, or destroyed inconsistently with the law, the violating entity is
compelled make payment of an amount equal to the value of such
exhibits/instrumentalities.
1. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit,
Electricity Transmission Unit, or Electricity Distribution Unit for failing to
submit reports on incidents or abnormal operating conditions of equipment that
may cause incidents resulting in the shutdown of a power plant or the power
grid to the dispatch level vested with controlling rights.
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a) Dispatching the power system in violation of the
regulations on operation of the power system and the electricity market issued
by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, thereby causing an incident on the power
system without legitimate reason;
b) Failing to establish regulations on operational
procedures, incident handling, black start, and restoration of the national
power system in accordance with the regulations issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade, thereby causing an incident on the power system;
c) Failing to comply with the regulations on handling
incidents in the national power system issued by the Ministry of Industry and
Trade, resulting in an expansion of the scope of the incident.
3. A fine ranging from VND 50.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit or
Electricity Distribution Unit for committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to comply with a dispatch order of the dispatch
level vested with controlling rights in accordance with the regulations on
dispatch of the national power system issued by the Ministry of Industry and
Trade, except where compliance with such dispatch order would endanger the
safety of persons or equipment;
b) Failing to comply with regulations on operational
procedures, incident handling, black start, and restoration of the national
power system issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, thereby causing an
incident at a power plant or on the distribution grid;
c) Failing to comply with the regulations on handling
incidents in the national power system issued by the Ministry of Industry and
Trade, thereby causing an expansion of the scope of the incident.
4. A fine ranging from VND 180.000.000 to VND 200.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit or
Electricity Transmission Unit for committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to comply with a dispatch order of the National Power
System Dispatch Unit in accordance with the regulations on dispatch of the
national power system issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, except
where compliance with such dispatch order would endanger the safety of persons
or equipment;
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c) Failing to comply with the regulations on handling of
incidents in the national power system, or the procedures for handling
incidents on the transmission grid, thereby causing an expansion of the scope
of the incident.
1. A fine ranging from VND 40.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Transmission Unit
for failing to provide information on the transmission grid repair plan to the
Power System Dispatch Unit and the Electricity Market Transaction Operation
Unit within the time limit prescribed by the Regulations on operation of
competitive electricity market and the Regulations on electricity transmission
system, electricity distribution system, and electricity metering issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade.
2. A fine ranging from VND 40.000.000 to VND 60.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to prepare and submit an application for
participation in the electricity market in accordance with Regulations on
operation of the competitive electricity market issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade;
b) Failing to invest in a system for connecting to the
electricity market information system in accordance with Regulations on the
competitive electricity market issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
3. A fine ranging from VND 60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is the Electricity Market Transaction
Operation Unit for committing any of the following violations:
a) Violating the regulations on information disclosure set
out in Regulations on operation of the competitive electricity market issued by
the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
b) Using input figures and data for preparing the annual
power system operation plan that do not comply with the regulations issued by
the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
4. A fine ranging from VND 60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Wholesale Unit for
failing to provide information, or providing inaccurate information, for the
preparation of the annual power system operation plan, and the monthly and
weekly generation capacity mobilization schedules in accordance with the
Regulations on the competitive electricity market issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.
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a) Violating the regulations on information confidentiality
set out in Regulations on operation of the competitive electricity market
issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
b) Failing to provide information for electricity market
surveillance within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations on operation
of the competitive electricity market;
c) Failing to comply with the order, procedures, and
methods for calculating annual electricity output for Electricity Generation
Units as prescribed in the Regulations on operation of the competitive
electricity market issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
d) Causing the loss of data used for the preparation of electricity
market settlement records during the retention period prescribed in the
Regulations on operation of the competitive electricity market issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade.
6. A fine ranging from VND 100.000.000 to VND 120.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Transmission Unit
for failing to provide information, or providing inaccurate information, for
the preparation of the annual power system operation plan, and the monthly and
weekly generation capacity mobilization schedules in accordance with the
Regulations on the competitive electricity market and the Regulations on
electricity transmission system, electricity distribution system, and
electricity metering issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
7. A fine ranging from VND 100.000.000 to VND 120.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is an Electricity Generation Unit for
failing to provide information, or providing inaccurate information, for the
preparation of the annual power system operation plan, and the monthly and
weekly generation capacity mobilization schedules in accordance with the
Regulations on the competitive electricity market issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.
8. A fine ranging from VND 160.000.000 to VND 180.000.000
shall be imposed on an organization that is the Electricity Market Transaction
Operation Unit or the Power System Dispatch Unit for committing any of the
following violations:
a) Interfering with the operation of the electricity market
in a manner inconsistent with the Regulations on operation of the competitive
electricity market issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
b) Failing to comply with the requirements for
implementation generating unit dispatch schedules laid down in the Regulations
on operation of the competitive electricity market issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade;
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1. A warning shall be
imposed on an organization for continuing to commit a violation prescribed in
Clause 2 of this Article after 10 days from the date on which a competent
electricity authority issues a written request requiring compliance. Where the
violating organization continues to commit the violation, a fine shall be
imposed in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article.
2. A fine ranging from VND
10.000.000 to VND 15.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to submit the electricity
transmission service price schedule to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for
approval in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Minister of Industry
and Trade; or failing to submit a report, within the prescribed time limit, to
a competent electricity authority on any downward adjustment of the electricity
transmission service prices in accordance with the regulations adopted by the
Minister of Industry and Trade;
b) Failing to submit the
price schedule of ancillary services for the power system for approval in
accordance with the regulations adopted by the Minister of Industry and Trade;
c) Failing to submit the
schedules of power system dispatch service prices and the electricity market
transaction operation service prices for approval in accordance with the
regulations adopted by the Minister of Industry and Trade;
d) Failing to submit the
wholesale electricity price framework for approval in accordance with the
regulations adopted by the Minister of Industry and Trade;
dd) Failing to submit, or
failing to submit within the prescribed time limit, a report to the competent
authority on the calculation of the annual average retail electricity price
plan in accordance with the Government's regulations;
e) Failing to submit, or
failing to submit within the prescribed time limit, a report to the competent
authority on the calculation of the average retail electricity price plan
during the year in accordance with the Government's regulations.
1. A fine ranging from VND
5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for committing any of the
following violations of regulations on the protection of electricity works:
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b) Excavating soil, dumping
waste, or carrying out activities that cause landslides or ground subsidence
affecting power grid facilities or substations;
c) Burning fields,
slash-and-burn cultivation areas, waste, or other materials, or using
construction equipment that causes vibration or damages electricity works or
causes incidents to such works;
d) Shooting, throwing, or
hurling any object at a power line or substation, thereby causing damage or an
incident to an electricity work;
dd) Storing or arranging
flammable or explosive substances or goods, or corrosive chemicals, or
substances capable of causing fire, in a manner that may damage components of
electricity works;
e) Failing to secure or
reinforce the roofs of houses or works permitted to remain within the safety
corridor of an overhead power line in order to prevent them from being blown
onto the line, as prescribed;
g) Failing to comply with
regulations on the protection of overhead power line safety when constructing,
repairing, or renovating houses or works;
h) Using the roof or any
part of a house or work permitted to remain within the safety corridor of an
overhead power line for purposes that result in a violation of regulations on
the electrical clearance applicable to voltage levels above 01 kV and up to 220
kV;
i) Failure of the owner of
a pond, lake, or fishing area crossed by a high-voltage overhead power line to
cooperate with the power line operating unit in installing safety warning signs
as prescribed;
k) Fishing within the
safety corridor of an overhead power line or in an area posing a risk of
failure to maintain the required electrical clearance for the relevant voltage
level;
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m) Erecting temporary
shelters or stalls, conducting business activities, parking vehicles, or
tethering livestock within the safety corridor of a substation with a voltage
below 110 kV, except where necessary for inspection, maintenance, or repair of
the substation;
n) Obstructing the
high-voltage power grid operating unit from carrying out inspections or repairs
to substations or power lines as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from VND
20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for committing any of the
following violations of regulations on the protection of electricity works:
a) Placing equipment,
tools, or vehicles in a manner or position that results in failure to maintain
the required electrical clearance for voltage levels above 01 kV when carrying
out works near or within the safety corridor of an overhead power line, except
where appropriate technology is applied or where required urgently for national
defense or security purposes;
b) Anchoring vessels,
fishing, or carrying out other activities causing mechanical impact on
submarine power cables within the safety protection corridor of submarine power
cables in inland waters;
c) Failing to establish
warning signals and protective measures, or failing to issue notices to
mariners, as prescribed by the law on maritime, for submarine power cables;
d) Anchoring vessels within
a distance of 02 nautical miles measured from the outermost edges on both sides
of a submarine power cable, except for vessels performing repair or maintenance
of the submarine cable;
dd) Allowing one's own
houses, structures, or crops to encroach upon the safety corridor of an
electricity work or cause damage to any part of an electricity work;
e) Allowing a house or construction work located near the
safety corridor of a substation to obstruct fire-fighting, rescue, and salvage
vehicles in the performance of their duties;
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h) Detonating explosives or opening a mine in a manner that damages
components of an electricity work;
i) Failing to comply with
the safety distance requirements between licensed aircraft and electricity
works, including a distance of 500 m from the outer edge of overhead
high-voltage or extra-high-voltage grid works, or 100 m from the outer edge of
overhead medium-voltage grid works in all directions, except for aircraft
performing authorized management, maintenance, or repair of power lines in
accordance with regulations;
k) Allowing kites or other
airborne objects within 1.000 m from the outer edge of an overhead high-voltage
or extra-high-voltage grid work, or 500 m from the outer edge of a
medium-voltage grid work, in all surrounding directions, except for equipment
serving national defense and security purposes and equipment of the electricity
work's operating unit performing inspection, operation, and maintenance of the
work.
3. A fine ranging from VND
60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000 shall be imposed on an
organization for committing any of the following violations of regulations on
safety protection of power plants and other electricity works:
a) Failing to install electrical safety warning signs as
prescribed;
b) Failing to establish warning signs for hazardous areas,
escape routes, lighting systems, or equipment ventilation and cooling systems,
or using ventilation openings without protective mesh against the intrusion of
animals, in rooms housing electrical equipment;
c) Failing to have protective mesh, partitions, and electrical
safety warning signs for each type of electrical equipment as prescribed;
d) Failing to maintain the required safety distance from
protective mesh or partitions to live parts of electrical equipment;
dd) Failing to arrange the cable system within a power plant or
other electricity work in order by type, technical characteristics, and voltage
level, or failing to place it on supports as prescribed;
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g) Failing to provide tightly sealed covers for cable tunnels or cable trenches in
power plants, substations, or other electricity works; or failing to keep such
cable tunnels or cable trenches clean and dry, resulting in persistent dampness
or water accumulation.
h) Allowing gasoline, oil, chemicals, or debris to
accumulate in cable tunnels or cable trenches, causing a loss of safety of the
power grid system as prescribed;
i) Failing to install lightning protection and earthing
equipment and systems in power plants or other electricity works in accordance
with the approved design; or failing to carry out acceptance inspection and
periodic inspection of such equipment and systems in accordance with the
technical regulations on electrical engineering and electrical safety;
k) Failing to equip wind
turbine towers with aviation warning signals in accordance with regulations of
law on civil aviation;
l) Failing to provide wind
turbine blades with the required identification markings in accordance with
applicable regulations;
m) Failing to establish
and maintain a safety management system to ensure the control of risks
throughout all activities of an offshore wind power work;
n) Failing to provide
maritime aids to navigation for an offshore wind power work in accordance with
regulations of Vietnam’s law on maritime.
4. Remedial measures:
a) For the violations prescribed in Points b, dd, h, l, and m
Clause 1, and Points dd, e, and g Clause 2 of this Article, the violating
entity is compelled to restore to the original state;
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1. A fine ranging from VND
20.000.000 to VND 40.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to maintain
complete internal rules, procedures, operation logbooks, and electrical safety
management records in accordance with national technical regulations on
electrical safety;
b) Failing to have
complete power system diagrams, personal protective equipment, prohibition
signs, and electrical safety warning signs as prescribed;
c) Assigning workers to
perform construction, repair, renovation, management, or operation of power
systems or electricity works; inspection of electrical equipment or tools; or
testing, commissioning, installation, maintenance, and repair of power lines or
electrical equipment, where such workers have not received professional and
technical training appropriate to their assigned duties and have not been
provided with electrical safety training and issued with electrical safety
cards as required by law;
d) Failing to organize or
participate in the dissemination of laws, knowledge, and skills on electrical
safety as prescribed;
dd) Failing to compile
statistics on, or failing to submit reports, or submitting reports after the
prescribed time limit, on violations involving the safety corridor for
electricity works or electrical accidents as prescribed;
e) Failing to specify the permitted
working hours during a working day in areas where the electric field intensity
is 5 kV/m
or higher, as prescribed;
g) Failing to paint and
install warning lights on power poles having a height of 50 m or more, as
prescribed;
h) Failing to provide
appropriate warning signals on overhead power lines of 220 kV or higher
at the lowest point where they cross inland waterways, enabling inland waterway
vessels to identify them at night;
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k) Failing to report the
results of the technical safety assessment of an electricity generation work to
competent authorities as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from VND
40.000.000 to VND 60.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to organize,
failing to engage a qualified entity, or engaging an unqualified entity to
conduct training, examinations, and issuance of electrical safety cards for
workers performing construction, repair, renovation, management, or operation
of power systems or electricity works, or inspection, testing, installation, or
repair of power lines or electrical equipment;
b) Using electrical
conductors or electrical equipment that fail to satisfy the requirements for
quality of goods and products, or fail to comply with applicable technical
regulations and other relevant regulations of law;
c) Failing to measure and
prepare an electric field intensity map within a substation as prescribed;
d) Failing to install
boundary markers or identification markers along underground power cables;
dd) Failing to provide
signals or markers indicating the location of power cables laid underwater as
prescribed;
e) Putting an electric
fence into operation before it has been tested and accepted upon completion, or
failing to design, construct, or install an electric fence in accordance with
regulations;
g) Failing to provide an
audible and visual alarm system at the working area of the electric fence
operator; providing an alarm system that fails to operate when a power outage
occurs on the electric fence or when a ground fault current or short-circuit
current occurs; or failing to test to ensure the proper operation of the alarm
system using the test buttons at each shift handover.
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a) For the violations
prescribed in Points g, h, i Clause 1, and Points d, dd, g Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to invest in and install signs,
warning signals, identification markers, and other safety measures in
accordance with regulations of law;
b) For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 2 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to renovate, replace, install, and use conductors and equipment that
fully satisfy the technical regulations and standards adopted by competent
authorities.
1. A fine ranging from VND
5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for committing any of the
following violations:
a) Installing or using
electrical materials, equipment, or devices that fail to comply with applicable
technical regulations as prescribed by competent authorities;
b) Failing to repair or
replace conductors or electrical equipment that fails to satisfy relevant
quality requirements in the electrical systems of houses or other works.
2. A fine ranging from VND
30.000.000 to VND 40.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Constructing or
installing an electrical system in an operations building, office, or another
work that fails to comply with technical regulations on electrical systems in
houses and other works under the Law on construction, and technical regulations
on electrical engineering under the Law on electricity;
b) Failing, upon entering
into an electricity sale and purchase contract and supplying electricity to an
entity using electricity for domestic or commercial purposes, to provide such
entity with information and guidance on the risks of unsafe electricity use and
measures for ensuring electrical safety.
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1. A fine ranging from VND
5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed on
an inspector for failing to implement safety measures when carrying out the technical
safety inspection of electrical equipment or tools as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND
30.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing any of the
following violations:
a) Failing to maintain a list of electrical equipment and tools
subject to technical safety inspection, or maintaining such a list that does
not accurately reflect the machinery and equipment actually used by the
organization;
b) Failing to implement safety measures for
inspectors of the inspection organization when carrying out the technical
safety inspection of electrical equipment or tools as prescribed;
c) Using electrical equipment or tools that have not undergone
technical safety inspection, or that fail to comply with Vietnamese standards
and technical regulations or foreign standards and technical regulations
applicable in Vietnam;
d) Failing to retain records of inspection results, in paper or
electronic form, for a minimum period of 02 consecutive inspection cycles as
prescribed;
dd) Failing to submit the annual report on
inspection activities to a competent authority as prescribed.
3. A fine ranging from VND
30.000.000 to VND 40.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to comply with the registered inspection procedures,
or carrying out technical safety inspections of electrical equipment or tools
beyond the scope specified in the certificate of registration of inspection
activities;
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c) Failing to retain the application dossier for registration
of inspection activities, maintaining such an application dossier containing
inaccurate documents, or failing to maintain sufficient inspection capacity as
prescribed;
d) Failing to have machinery and equipment for inspection
activities, or using machinery and equipment for inspection activities that
have not been inspected or calibrated as prescribed;
dd) Failing to assign inspectors to conduct
inspections, or using inspectors who are not employed by the inspection
organization to conduct inspections without a written cooperation agreement
with the inspection organization that has entered into an employment contract
with such inspectors.
4. A fine ranging from VND
40.000.000 to VND 50.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to affix inspection labels to electrical equipment
or tools that have passed inspection as prescribed, or failing to issue
inspection certificates in paper or electronic form;
b) Failure of the
inspection organization to issue inspection
reports or inspection certificates to the entity using or operating the
inspected electrical equipment or tools, or to issue inspection certificates
using the prescribed form.
5. A fine ranging from VND 50.000.000 to VND
70.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing any of the
following violations:
a) Failing to carry out the technical safety inspection of electrical
equipment or tools as prescribed;
b) Carrying out the technical safety inspection of electrical
equipment or tools without obtaining a Certificate of registration of
inspection activities for electrical equipment and tools, or using a
Certificate of registration of inspection activities for electrical equipment
and tools that has expired.
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a) For the violation specified at Point a Clause 5 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to carry out technical safety
inspection of electrical equipment or tools in accordance with regulations;
b) For the violation
specified at Point b Clause 5 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to invalidate inspection results and re-carry out technical safety
inspection of electrical equipment or tools in accordance with regulations.
1. A fine ranging from VND
20.000.000 to VND 40.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to hand over the hydropower reservoir operation
procedures; the hydropower dam and reservoir protection plan (except for
classified documents); and the emergency response plan as prescribed; or
failing to hand over the initial reservoir impoundment plan to the organization
responsible for management and operation;
b) Failing to submit, or submitting beyond the prescribed time
limit, the report on the initial dam safety inspection results, the report on the
results of the annual inspection and assessment of hydropower dam and reservoir
safety conducted before the rainy season, or the report on the hydropower dam
and reservoir safety status to competent authorities as prescribed;
c) Failing to update, or updating incompletely or inaccurately,
information and data on the operation of the hydropower works in the hydropower
works operation database system as prescribed;
d) Failing to conduct monitoring of the hydropower dams and
reservoirs; failing to conduct specialized monitoring or provide monitoring
information (on specialized hydro-meteorological works), or update data to the
websites of the entity in charge of managing hydropower works and relevant
authorities as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from VND
50.000.000 to VND 70.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to retain documents and records relating to the
investment in, construction, and acceptance testing of hydropower works, and
the safety management of hydropower works, as prescribed;
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c) Failing to carry out procedures for registration of
hydropower dam and reservoir safety as prescribed;
d) Failing to prepare adequate personnel, supplies, means,
equipment, and essential goods for emergency response and implementation of the
approved hydropower dam and reservoir protection plan;
dd) Failing to organize periodic training and
refresher courses on knowledge and skills relating to the safety management of
hydropower dams and reservoirs for personnel responsible for dam and reservoir
safety tasks, as prescribed;
e) Failing to carry out, or failing to comply with regulations
on, dam safety inspections, approval of inspection plans and inspection
results, or submission of inspection results to competent authorities.
3. A fine ranging from VND
80.000.000 to VND 100.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to prepare or
approve the initial water impoundment plan, or approving the initial water
impoundment plan without fully satisfying the prescribed conditions;
b) Failing to fully
conduct the required inspection and assessment of dam and hydropower reservoir
safety before the rainy and storm season;
c) Failing to provide a
backup power source, or providing a backup power source that is inoperative or
does not meet the prescribed capacity requirements.
4. A fine ranging from VND
100.000.000 to VND 150.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
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b) Failing to carry out,
or improperly carrying out, the maintenance, repair, upgrading, or
modernization of works and equipment as prescribed by the laws on quality
management and maintenance of construction works;
c) Failing to report to a competent authority upon detecting
that the hydropower work has suffered sudden damage affecting its safety;
d) Failing to fully perform the responsibilities of the owner
or the assigned managing and operating unit under the reservoir operation
procedures approved by a competent authority.
5. A fine ranging from VND
150.000.000 to VND 200.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for
committing any of the following violations:
a) Failing to implement, or implementing incorrectly, the
hydropower reservoir operation procedures approved by a competent authority
(except administrative violations already prescribed in the decree prescribing
penalties for administrative violations in the field of water resources);
b) Carrying out the initial water impoundment before the
initial water impoundment plan submitted to a competent authority has been
approved as prescribed;
c) Failing to review and revise the hydropower reservoir
operation procedures, the emergency response plan, or the hydropower dam and
reservoir protection plan by the prescribed deadline for review and revision;
d) Constructing works or work items that deviate from the
approved design, or increasing the height of the spillway crest to impound
water for electricity generation.
6. Remedial measures:
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b) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to recruit sufficient personnel with
appropriate qualifications;
c) For the violation prescribed in Point d Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to
provide or arrange adequate personnel, supplies, means, equipment, and
essential goods for emergency response and implementation of the approved
hydropower dam and reservoir protection plan;
d) For the violation prescribed in Point dd Clause 2 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to
organize periodic training and refresher courses on knowledge and skills
relating to the safety management of hydropower dams and reservoirs for
personnel responsible for dam and reservoir safety tasks, as prescribed;
dd) For the violation prescribed in Point b Clause 4 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to perform the maintenance, repair, upgrading, and
modernization tasks as prescribed by the laws
on quality management and maintenance of construction works;
e) For the violation prescribed in Point d Clause 5 of this
Article, the violating entity is compelled to dismantle the works or work items constructed in deviation
from the approved design and restore them to the design approved by the
competent authority.
1. A fine ranging from VND
10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for committing any of the
following violations:
Carrying out activities
within the protection zone of a hydropower dam or reservoir without complying
with regulations on the safety of hydropower works and reservoirs, or failing
to notify in writing the organization in charge of managing and operating the
hydropower works of such activities within the protection zone, or failing to
coordinate with the organization in charge of managing and operating the
hydropower works during the operation of the hydropower reservoir (except for
administrative violations already prescribed in the Decree prescribing
penalties for administrative violations in the field of water resources).
2. A fine ranging from VND
30.000.000 to VND 50.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to report in
writing to a competent authority upon detecting activities within the
protection zone of a dam or reservoir that are likely to compromise the safety
of the hydropower work;
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3. A fine ranging from VND
60.000.000 to VND 80.000.000 shall be imposed on an organization for committing
any of the following violations:
a) Failing to cooperate with local competent authorities in
conducting examination of activities within the protection zone of the
hydropower works;
b) Failing to coordinate
with the organizations in charge of managing and operating the hydropower works
during the operation of hydropower reservoirs as prescribed;
c) Failing to conduct annual
inspections of activities within the protection zone of the hydropower dam or
reservoir under the organization’s ownership or management and report the
inspection results to a competent authority, or submitting reports that do not
accurately reflect the actual activities within such protection zone of the
hydropower dam or reservoir.
4. Remedial measure:
For the violation
prescribed in Point b Clause 2 of this Article, the violating entity is
compelled to install and maintain the warning information system, water-level
gauge posts, surveillance camera system, water-level monitoring equipment,
online data transmission system, and warning buoys within the reservoir in the
upstream protection zone of the dam as prescribed.
Chapter
III
POWER
TO MAKE RECORDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AND POWER TO IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE
PENALTIES
The
following persons have the power to make records of administrative violations:
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2.
Persons working for the inspection force, the People's Public Security Force,
and civil servants and public employees of specialized agencies with state
management competence in the electricity sector, while performing their
official duties or tasks.
1.
Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees have the power to impose the
following penalties for the violations prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3
Article 7; Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 Article 12; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and
9 Article 13; Articles 17 to 19; Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 21; and Article 22
of this Decree, that are committed within the communes, wards, or special zones
under their management:
a)
Issue warning;
b)
Impose a fine up to VND 50.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 100.000.000
upon an organization;
c)
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing administrative
violations;
d)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
2.
Chairpersons of Provincial-level People's Committees have the power to impose
the following penalties for the violations prescribed in Article 6; Article 7;
Point a, Clause 2, Article 8; Articles 10 to 13; and Articles 17 to 22 of this
Decree, that are committed within the provinces or cities under their
management:
a)
Issue warning;
b)
Impose a fine up to VND 100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND
200.000.000 upon an organization;
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d)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
Directors
of Departments of Industry and Trade have the power to impose the following
penalties for the violations prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Article 6; Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 7; Point a Clause 2 Article 8; Article
10; Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 11; Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 Article 12; Article
13; Articles 17 to 20; Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 Article 21; and Article 22 of
this Decree, that are committed within the provinces or cities under their
management:
1.
Issue warning.
2.
Impose a fine up to VND 80.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 160.000.000
upon an organization.
3.
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing administrative
violations.
4.
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
1.
Heads of examination teams established by the head of the agency in charge of
assisting the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam in performing the state
management tasks in the electricity sector have the power to impose the
following penalties for the violations prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7 Article 6; Clauses 1, 2 and 3 Article 7; Articles 8 through 10; Clauses
1, 2 and 3 Article 11; Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 Article 12; Article 13; Clauses 1,
2 and 3 Article 14; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Article 15; Articles 16
through 20; Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 Article 21; and Article 22 this Decree
throughout the country:
a)
Issue warning;
b)
Impose a fine up to VND 80.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 160.000.000
upon an organization;
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d) Impose the remedial
measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
2. Heads of examination
teams established by the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, during
their performance of examination tasks, have the power to impose the following
penalties for the violations prescribed in this Decree throughout the country:
a)
Issue warning;
b)
Impose a fine up to VND 100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND
200.000.000 upon an organization;
c)
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities used for committing administrative
violations;
d)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
3. The Director General of Electricity Authority of Vietnam has
the power to impose the following penalties for the violations prescribed in
Articles 6 through 16 of this Decree throughout the country:
a)
Issue warning;
b)
Impose a fine up to VND 100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND
200.000.000 upon an organization;
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d)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
4.
The Director General of Industrial Safety
Techniques and Environment Agency has the power
to impose the following penalties for the violations prescribed in Articles 17
through 22 of this Decree throughout the country:
a)
Impose a fine up to VND 100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND
200.000.000 upon an organization;
b)
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities of the administrative violations;
c)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
1. Commune-level Police Chiefs have the power to impose the following
penalties for the violations prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 6 Article 13;
Articles 17 through 19; Point a Clause 1 Article 21; Points a and d Clause 2
Article 21; Point a Clause 3 Article 21; and Article 22 of this Decree, that
are committed within communes, wards, and special zones under their respective
management:
a) Impose a fine up to VND
50.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 100.000.000 upon an organization;
b) Confiscate the
exhibits/instrumentalities of the administrative violations;
c)
Impose the remedial measures for the violations falling within their competence
to impose penalties as prescribed in this Decree.
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a)
Impose a fine up to VND 80.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 160.000.000
upon an organization;
b)
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities of the administrative violations;
c)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
3. Directors of provincial-level Police Departments have the
power to impose the following penalties for the violations prescribed in Clause
1 and Clause 6 Article 13, Articles 17 through
22 of this Decree that are committed within areas under their respective
management:
a) Impose a fine up to VND
100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 200.000.000 upon an organization;
b)
Confiscate the exhibits/instrumentalities of the administrative violations;
c)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
4. Directors General of the following authorities, including:
the Economic Security Department, the Police Department for Administrative
Management of Social Order, the Police Department for Investigation into
Corruption, Economy and Smuggling-related Crimes, and the Fire and Rescue
Police Department have the power to impose the following penalties for the
violations prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 6
Article 13, Articles 17 through 22 of this Decree throughout the country:
a) Impose a fine up to VND
100.000.000 upon an individual and up to VND 200.000.000 upon an organization;
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c)
Impose the remedial measures for violations as prescribed in this Decree.
Online handling of
administrative violations shall comply with provisions of the Law on Handling
of Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as amended by Law No.
54/2014/QH13, Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14, Law No. 09/2022/QH15,
Law No. 11/2022/QH15, Law No. 56/2024/QH15, and Law No. 88/2025/QH15, and
Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP, as amended by Decree No. 168/2025/ND-CP and Decree
No. 190/2025/ND-CP.
1. When
imposing penalties for the violations prescribed in Point a Clause 6 and Points
a, c and d Clause 7 Article 6 of this Decree, the person having the power to
impose penalties shall notify in writing the authority that issued the
Electricity License for its consideration of the revocation of the issued
Electricity License.
2.
The person having the power to impose penalties shall notify in writing the
electricity seller to suspend or reduce the electricity supply in accordance
with regulations of law on electricity immediately after making a record of any
of the administrative violations prescribed in Clause 6 and Clause 9 Article 13
of this Decree.
3. The person having the power to impose penalties shall
notify in writing the authority or organization that transferred the
administrative violation record and the case file of the violation handling
results.
Chapter
IV
IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Decree comes into
force from May 25, 2026.
2. The following phrases, points,
clauses and Articles of the Decree No. 134/2013/ND-CP, as amended by Decree No.
17/2022/ND-CP, are hereby repealed:
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b) The phrase “điện lực”
(“electricity”) in Clause 1 Article 2 and Clause 2 Article 33;
c) The phrase “đình chỉ hoạt
động điện lực có thời hạn” (“fixed-term suspension of electricity activities”)
in Point c Clause 2 Article 3 and Point dd Clause 3 Article 34;
d) The phrase “Điều 5, Điều
7, Điều 8, từ khoản 2 đến khoản 6 Điều 9, Điều 10, khoản 4 và các khoản từ khoản
6 đến khoản 9 Điều 11, Điều 13, Điều 14” (“Article 5, Article 7, Article 8,
Clauses 2 through 6 Article 9, Article 10, Clause 4 and Clauses 6 through 9
Article 11, Article 13 and Article 14”) in Point b Clause 3 Article 3;
dd) The phrase “Điều 5; Điều
6; khoản 1, 2, 3 Điều 9; khoản 1 Điều 10; Điều 11; Điều 12; và” (“Article 5;
Article 6; Clauses 1, 2 and 3 Article 9; Clause 1 Article 10; Article 11;
Article 12; and”) in Clause 3 Article 34;
e) The phrase “Nghị Định số
68/2010/ND-CP ngày 15 tháng 6 năm 2010 của Chính phủ quy định xử phạt vi phạm
pháp luật trong lĩnh vực điện lực” (“Government's Decree No. 68/2010/ND-CP
dated June 15, 2010 prescribing penalties for administrative violations in the
electricity sector”) in Clause 2 and Point d Clause 3 Article 39.
3. Where any legislative
documents referred to in this Decree are amended or replaced, such amendments
or replacements shall apply.
1. Penalties for administrative violations in the
electricity sector which have been committed and completed before the effective
date of this Decree but have been detected afterwards or are put under
consideration after this Decree takes effect shall be imposed in accordance
with provisions of the Decrees in force at the time of the violation commission.
2.
Administrative violations in the electricity sector which have been committed
before the effective date of this Decree but are still ongoing after this
Decree takes effect shall be handled in accordance with provisions of this
Decree.
3. Where any violating entity files a complaint against the
decision to impose penalties for an administrative violation in the electricity
sector which has been issued or fully executed before the effective date of
this Decree, such a complaint shall be considered and settled in accordance
with regulations on penalties for administrative violations in force at the
time of issuance of such decision.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PP. THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Bui Thanh Son