Rooftop PV power projects having a capacity of under 1 MW are
not subject to procedure to amend the Power Master Plan. The
investor only needs to register the connecting terminal with a
provincial power company and provide general information about
expected capacity, specifications of solar panels and the power
inverter.
Rooftop PV power projects having a capacity of 1 MW or over must
be included in the master or provincial Power Master Plan. In
addition, they must obtain the license for generating
electricity.
There is a standard PPA for rooftop PV projects between the
seller and EVN in Circular 16/2017/TT-BCT by the MOIT. Although the
Investment Law does not prohibit investment in the form of a direct
PPA, a direct off-grid PPA between the investor and the buyer other
than EVN is still pending for further guidance now being worked on
by the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam
("ERAV"). Our contacts in the ERAV informed us that these
new rules might come
