Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law.

This Decree, consisting of 52 articles, details a number of articles of the Electricity Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Electricity Law on planning and investment in electricity development; management of electricity demand; electricity purchase and sale; electricity prices; electricity activity licenses; regulation of electricity activities; and examination of electricity activities and use. Article 2. Organization of adjustment of electricity development master plans. 1. Electricity development master plans must be adjusted every five year or before schedule in order to timely meet changing requirements of socio-economic development. 2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall formulate and approve the outlines and cost estimates for the adjustment of the national electricity development master plan, including funding for appraisal and publicization; and register state budget plans for the adjustment of the master plan under regulations.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall: a/ Perform the state management of electricity development master plans; guide the formulation of annual electricity development investment plans based on the approved electricity development master plans; b/ Publicize the national electricity development master plan, including approved adjusted master plans; c/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries and sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees. Major power plants of particularly important socio-economic, defense, security significance specified in Clause 2, article 4 of the Electricity Law include: Nuclear power plants and hydropower plants.