Nghe An requires ensuring fire prevention and fighting safety for electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries

Pursuant to Official Dispatch No. 5224/VPCP-CN dated July 23, 2024 of the Government Office on ensuring fire prevention, fighting and rescue (abbreviated as PCCC and CNCH) for electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries, the Provincial People's Committee requests:

Provincial departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, cities and towns:Continue to review and effectively and timely implement the assigned tasks in Plan No. 415/KH-UBND dated June 15, 2023 of the Provincial People's Committee on implementing the action program on green energy conversion, reducing carbon and methane emissions of the Transport sector in Nghe An province; Plan No. 317/KH-UBND dated April 25, 2024 of the Provincial People's Committee on implementing Decision No. 203/QD-TTg dated February 28, 2024 of the Prime Minister approving the Fire Prevention and Fighting Infrastructure Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Department of Transport: Preside over advising the Provincial People's Committee to deploy regulations requiring the equipment and application of safety prevention, warning and support systems on vehicles using Li-ion batteries issued by the Ministry of Transport.

Strengthen management and inspection of technical safety and environmental protection certification for electric vehicles.

Department of Industry and Trade:Preside over reviewing, researching and advising the Provincial People's Committee to promulgate plans and build power supply systems and green energy stations on the road network under its management; infrastructure for electric charging stations and green energy stations for electric vehicles at seaports, inland waterway ports, bus stations, railway stations, etc., ensuring harmony and synchronization with the fire prevention and fighting infrastructure planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Coordinate with the Provincial Police and the Department of Construction to advise the Provincial People's Committee to propose comments, amend and supplement to complete the system of legal documents on fire safety for electrical traffic infrastructure works.

Provincial Market Management Department:Strengthening the management of the electric vehicle and electric vehicle battery market from the production and import stages, having solutions to handle vehicles that do not ensure quality on the market; strictly handling violations of organizations and individuals trading and repairing electric vehicles that do not meet regulations.

Department of Construction:Preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Police and relevant departments and branches to guide and implement regulations, norms and standards issued by the Ministry of Construction on construction infrastructure serving electric vehicles.

Strengthen inspection and quality control of construction and design of infrastructure works serving electric vehicles.

Department of Information and Communications:Coordinate with Provincial Police Directing press agencies to increase widespread propaganda on mass media to raise people's awareness and take timely measures to handle fire and explosion incidents involving electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries and infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Provincial Police:Inspect, propagate, disseminate to improve community knowledge and recommend solutions to ensure fire safety during the use and maintenance of electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries and infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Based on the nature and characteristics of fire and explosion hazards of electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries, infrastructure for electric vehicles and experience in fire fighting to research, use existing equipment and means, apply appropriate fire fighting and rescue measures to effectively fight fires in electric vehicles using Li-ion batteries and infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Advise the Provincial People's Committee to propose comments, amend, supplement and perfect the system of legal documents on fire safety for electrical traffic infrastructure.

People's Committees of districts, cities and towns:Strengthen coordination with relevant departments and branches to effectively implement assigned tasks. Direct the strengthening of management of the electric vehicle and electric vehicle battery market in the area, strictly handle violations of organizations and individuals trading and repairing electric vehicles that do not meet regulations.