Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes new retail electricity price structure
The draft clearly states that retail electricity prices are specified in detail for each group of electricity customers, including: Production, business, tourist accommodation, administrative and professional activities, and daily life.
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Retail electricity prices for household electricity customers include 6 levels with increasing prices to encourage economical and efficient electricity use.
Poor households according to the criteria prescribed by the Prime Minister are supported with electricity bills for living purposes, the monthly support level is equivalent to the electricity bill for using 30 kWh calculated according to the current retail price of level 1 household electricity.
The draft proposes the structure of retail electricity prices as follows:
TT | Customer target group | Ratio compared to the average retail electricity price adjusted by authority (%) |
1 | Retail electricity prices for manufacturing industries and tourist accommodation establishments | |
1.1 | High voltage power supply | |
a) Normal hours | 84% | |
b) Off-peak hours | 57% | |
c) Rush hour | 150% | |
1.2 | Medium voltage level | |
a) Normal hours | 85% | |
b) Off-peak hours | 60% | |
c) Rush hour | 158% | |
1.3 | Low voltage power supply | |
a) Normal hours | 92% | |
b) Off-peak hours | 63% | |
c) Rush hour | 167% | |
2 | Retail electricity price for administrative and public service sectors | |
2.1 | Hospitals, nurseries, kindergartens, schools | |
2.1.1 | Medium voltage level | 90% |
2.1.2 | Low voltage power supply | 96% |
2.2 | Public lighting; administrative and career units | |
2.2.1 | Medium voltage level | 99% |
2.2.2 | Low voltage power supply | 103% |
3 | Retail electricity prices for businesses | |
3.1 | Medium voltage level | |
a) Normal hours | 136% | |
b) Off-peak hours | 79% | |
c) Rush hour | 232% | |
3.2 | Low voltage power supply | |
a) Normal hours | 143% | |
b) Off-peak hours | 87% | |
c) Rush hour | 246% | |
4 | Retail price of electricity for household use | |
4.1 | Retail price of household electricity | |
Level 1: For kWh from 0 - 50 | 92% | |
Level 2: For kWh from 51 - 100 | 95% | |
Level 3: For kWh from 101 - 200 | 110% | |
Level 4: For kWh from 201 - 300 | 138% | |
Level 5: For kWh from 301 - 400 | 154% | |
Level 6: For kWh from 401 and up | 159% | |
4.2 | Retail price of electricity for households using prepaid card meters | 132% |
According to Chinhphu.vn