Key Approvals And Contracts Required For A Wind Farm Project In Vietnam

Below is a list of key approvals and contracts required for a wind farm project in Vietnam (the Project):

• Permission by provincial People’s Committee for the Project to carry out wind measurement;

• Report on wind measurement result to the provincial People’s Committee;

• Approval of the Pre-Feasibility Study of the Project;

• Approval of the basic design part of the Feasibility Study of the Project;

• In-principle Approval of the Project under the Investment Law 2014;

• Investment Registration Certificate of the Project under the Investment Law 2014;

• Signing of Grid Connection Agreement (Thỏa Thuận Đấu Nối), (2) SCADA/EMS Agreement, (3) Agreement on the protection and automatic relay system, and (4) Power Purchase Agreement with EVN or its subsidiaries;

• Signing of an Escrow Deposit Agreement with the provincial People’s Committee in accordance with the Investment Law 2014;

• Approval of the height of the proposed construction works of the Project;

• Approval of the Fire Fighting and Prevention Design of the Project;

• Approval of the Project’s Environmental Impact Assessment Report;

• Construction permit for the Project;

• Land Lease Decision, Land Lease Agreement and Land Use Right Certificate for all of the Project’s land;

• Approval for road transportation of super heavy and super tall structures;

• Issuance of the Electricity Generation Permit for the Project;

• Acceptance minutes approving the satisfaction to the Fire Fighting and Prevention Design of the Project; 

• The acceptance result on completion of construction for putting the Project into operation;

• Approvals/registrations (if required) in relation to environmental issues, including (i) registration on generation of hazardous waste; (ii) permit for discharging waste water; (iii) permit for exploiting and using surface water; (iv) permit for exploiting and using underground water; and (v) registration on use of dangerous chemicals (if any); and

• The Certificate of completion of environmental protection works of the Project.