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Day: April 17, 2024
Talking about speeding up the implementation of Vietnam’s revised Land Law
the-shiv April 17, 2024
Vietnam’s revised Law on Land was slated to come into force on January 1, 2025, however, key decision makers are pushing for the National Assembly to move the start date up to as soon as July 1 of this year, Zing News is reporting. This looks to be in an
MoIT flips again on payments for excess rooftop solar in Vietnam
the-shiv April 17, 2024
Once again the MoIT is saying there will be no feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar, according to The Investor. Last week it was announced that the MoIT was considering a time-based feed-in tariff for rooftop solar, however, this week the ministry is saying that’s not the case.
State Bank has pumped US$24 billions into SCB
the-shiv April 17, 2024
The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has pumped about US$24 billion into Saigon Commercial Bank–or SCB–to keep it afloat, Reuters is reporting. SCB was at the centre of a fraud scandal worth upwards of US$12 billion. The mastermind of the fraud, Truong My Lan, has since been convicted and given a
State Bank intends to start importing gold?
the-shiv April 17, 2024
It was reported earlier this week that the State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–intends to reinstate gold auctions, however, local media did not report where the gold was set to come from. Today VN Express reported that the SBV has asked the Ministry of Finance to smooth-out the process for importing
Direct power purchases in Vietnam draw closer with draft decree released
the-shiv April 17, 2024
A draft decree that, if passed, would finally provide a legal framework for direct power purchase agreements–or DPPAs–is being circulated, according to VN Express. It outlines DPPAs that can use either EVN’s power infrastructure or build their own infrastructure.
Vietnam considering a monthly connection fee for electricity
the-shiv April 17, 2024
The state power provider EVN wants to charge a subscription fee on top of metered electricity prices to cover the additional infrastructure costs for some customers, VN Express is reporting. Essentially, the power price is currently calculated on the volume of electricity used and by tiers–the more you use the