Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has published Circular 20/2026/TT-BCT, amending rules on avoided-cost tariffs for small renewable power plants.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has published Circular No. 20/2026/TT-BCT, amending and supplementing several provisions of Circular No. 10/2025/TT-BCT on the method for determining and applying avoided-cost tariffs for small renewable energy power plants, as well as key contents of power purchase agreements.
According to the Ministry’s official portal, Circular 20/2026/TT-BCT was issued on 17 April 2026, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long, and is scheduled to take effect on 2 June 2026. The document status shown on the Ministry portal is “not yet effective”.
This brief is based on the cited official source. The document relates to small renewable energy power plants and the application of avoided-cost tariff rules. It is a policy item to follow as Vietnam continues updating regulations for renewable generation, power purchase agreements, and price-determination methods.
Further details, document identifiers, effective date and attachments are available from the Ministry of Industry and Trade source link.
