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Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister promulgating the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built, and the roadmap to implementation thereof

Date: 5/18/2018

 
THE PRIME MINISTER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 24/2018/QD-TTg
Hanoi, May 18, 2018
DECISION
PROMULGATING THE LIST OF LOW-EFFICIENCY EQUIPMENT THAT HAS TO BE DISCARDED AND LOW-EFFICIENCY GENERATING SETS THAT ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING BUILT, AND THE ROADMAP TO IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy dated June 28, 2010;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 21/2011/ND-CP dated March 29, 2011 elaborating and providing guidelines for implementation of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy;
At the request of the Minister of Science and Technology;
The Prime Minister decides to promulgate the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built, and the roadmap to implementation thereof.
Article 1. Scope
1. This Decision provides for the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded (prohibited from import, manufacture and domestic sale) and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built, and the roadmap to implementation thereof.
2. This Decision does not apply to the equipment that is temporarily imported and re-exported, and serve repair, replacement and energy efficiency testing.
Article 2. Regulated entities
This Decision applies to importers, manufacturers and traders of the commodities specified in Clauses 1 and 2 Article 3 of this Decision.
Article 3. List of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built
1. The list of equipment includes:
a) Home appliances: Compact fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, electromagnetic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, linear tubular fluorescent lamps, electric fans, refrigerators and refrigerator freezers, non - ducted air conditioners, clothes washing machines for household use, television sets, electric cookers and storage water heaters.
b) Office and commercial equipment: computer monitors, copiers, printers and commercial refrigerated cabinets.
c) Industrial equipment: three-phase asynchronous squirrel cage electrical motors, distribution transformers, boilers used in industrial workshops.
2. Coal-fired or gas-fired generating sets used in thermal power plants.
3. Details about low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built are provided in the Appendices I, II and III hereof.
Article 4. Roadmap to implementation
1. Import and manufacture of and trade in any low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in the national standards (TCVN) in the Appendix I hereof are prohibited from the effective date of this Decision.
2. Import and manufacture of and trade in any low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in TCVN in the Appendix II hereof are prohibited within 02 years from the effective date of this Decision.
3. The construction of new coal-fired or gas-fired generating sets used in thermal power plants is prohibited from the effective date of this Decision. To be specific:
a) It is prohibited to build new coal-fired or gas-fired generating sets that apply obsolete technology and whose efficiency on the date of initial operation fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards in the Appendix III hereof.
b) It is prohibited to import old and obsolete equipment used for any generating set whose efficiency exceeds the limit in the Appendix III hereof.
c) It is prohibited to approve the guidelines for investment in any coal-fired or gas-fired generating set whose efficiency fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards in the Appendix III hereof.
Article 5. Implementation
1. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall:
a) take charge and cooperate with Ministries, ministerial authorities, Governmental authorities, People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities in providing guidelines for adopting measures for discarding low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built in accordance with regulations of this Decision.
b) take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries in establishing national standards on energy efficiency and minimum energy efficiency standards applied to energy equipment.
c) according to socio-economic development and requirements for state management during implementation, cooperate with relevant ministries reviewing and submitting revisions to the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Science and Technology in inspecting compliance with regulations on discarding low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built in accordance with regulations of this Decision.
3. Ministries and local authorities shall, within their jurisdiction and power, take charge of discarding low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built.
Article 6. Implementation clause
1. This Decision comes into force from July 10, 2018.
The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 78/2013/QD-TTg dated December 25, 2013 is invalid from the effective date of this Decision.
2. Ministers, heads of ministerial authorities, heads of Governmental authorities, Presidents of People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities, heads of relevant organizations and units, and relevant individuals are responsible for implementation of this Decision. 
 
 
PP. THE PRIME MINISTER
THE DEPUTY MINISTER
(Signed and sealed)



Trinh Dinh Dung
APPENDIX I
LIST OF EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED FROM BEING IMPORTED, MANUFACTURED AND TRADED FROM JULY 10, 2018
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister)
It is prohibited to import, manufacture and trade in low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in the national standards (TCVN). To be specific:
No.
Name
National standards
I. Home appliances:
1
Compact fluorescent lamps
TCVNCVN 7896:2008
2
Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
TCVN 7897:2008
3
Electromagnetic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
TCVN 8248:2009
4
Linear tubular fluorescent lamps
TCVN 8249:2009
5
Electric fans
TCVN 7826:2007
6
Refrigerators and refrigerator freezers
TCVN 7828:2013
7
Non-ducted air conditioners
TCVN 7830:2015
8
Clothes washing machines for household use
TCVN 8526:2010
9
Television sets
TCVNCVN 9536:2012
10
 Electric cookers
TCVN 8252:2009
11
Storage water heaters
TCVN 7898:2009
II. Office and commercial equipment
1
Computer monitors
TCVN 9508:2012
2
Copiers
TCVN 9510:2012
3
Printers
TCVN 9509:2012
4
Commercial refrigerated cabinets
TCVN 10289:2014
III. Industrial equipment:
1
Three-phase asynchronous squirrel cage electrical motors
TCVN 7540-1:2013
2
Distribution transformers
TCVN 8525:2010
3
Boilers used in industrial workshops
TCVN 8630:2010
LIST OF EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED FROM BEING IMPORTED, MANUFACTURED AND TRADED FROM JULY 10, 2020
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister)
It is prohibited to import, manufacture and trade in low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in the national regulations (TCVN). To be specific:
No.
Name
National standards
I. Home appliances:
1
Compact fluorescent lamps
TCVN 7896:2015
2
Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
TCVN 7897:2013
3
Electromagnetic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
TCVN 8248:2013
4
Linear tubular fluorescent lamps
TCVN 8249:2013
5
Electric fans
TCVN 7826:2015
6
Refrigerators and refrigerator freezers
TCVN 7828:2013
7
Non-ducted air conditioners
TCVN 7830:2015
8
Clothes washing machines for household use
TCVN 8526:2013
9
Television sets
TCVN 9536:2012
10
Electric cookers
TCVN 8252:2015
11
Storage water heaters
TCVN 7898:2009
II. Office and commercial equipment:
1
Computer monitors
TCVN 9508:2012
2
Copiers
TCVN 9510:2012
3
Printers
TCVN 9509:2012
4
Commercial refrigerated cabinets
TCVN 10289:2014
III. Industrial equipment:
1
Three-phase asynchronous squirrel cage electrical motors
TCVN 7540-1:2013
2
Distribution transformers
TCVN 8525:2015
3
Boilers used in industrial workshops
TCVN 8630:2010
 
LIST OF THERMAL POWER PLANTS’ COAL-FIRED AND GAS-FIRED GENERATING SETS PROHIBITED FROM BEING BUILT FROM JULY 10, 2018
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister)
It is prohibited to built new coal-fired or gas-fired generating sets that apply obsolete technology and whose efficiency on the first year of operation fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards. To be specific:
No.
Generating sets
Efficiency (%)
I. Minimum efficiency of coal-fired generating sets that is determined according to the lower heating value at rated capacity of the generating set with coolant temperature of 28°C and ambient temperature of 30°C:
1
50 MW ≤ capacity < 150 MW
34.0
2
150 MW ≤ capacity < 300 MW
38.0
3
300 MW ≤ capacity <  600 MW
39.0
4
600 MW ≤ capacity <  800 MW
41.0
5
Capacity ≥ 800 MW
43.0
II. Regarding gas-fired generating sets that use simple cycle gas turbines, the efficiency of the gas turbine assembly (under ISO standard conditions) must not fall below the following values:
1
100 MW ≤ capacity < 150 MW
33.0
2
150 MW ≤ capacity < 200 MW
34.0
3
200 MW ≤ capacity < 300 MW
37.0
4
Capacity ≥ 300 MW
39.0
III. Regarding gas-fired generating sets that use combined cycle gas turbines, the efficiency of the combined cycle gas turbine assembly (under ISO standard conditions) that is determined according to the capacity of the simple cycle gas turbine must not fall below the following values:
1
100 MW ≤ capacity <  150 MW
49.5
2
150 MW ≤ capacity <  200 MW
51.0
3
200 MW ≤ capacity < 300 MW
55.5
4
Capacity ≥ 300 MW
58.5
 
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