Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has proposed to increase the sale limit of excess rooftop solar power for organization and households in the northern region to 20% of total installation capacity from 10% as regulated in a draft Government decree, while the 10% sale limit remains unchanged for the central and the southern regions of the countries. 

He made the suggestion at a meeting held on July 26 to discuss the draft Government decree on mechanisms and policies encouraging the development of self-produced rooftop solar power for self-consumption.

Under the draft decree, the Government asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study  a pilot policy that will allow individuals and organizations to sell back to the national grid the excessive amount of rooftop solar power with a cap set to limit the excessive amount for sale not exceeding 10% of their total installation capacity nationwide.

Deputy PM Ha said the mobilization of this source of energy to the national grid needed to base on the real demand for national development and unique conditions of each region of the country.

The draft decree should have clear mechanisms and policies to encourage organizations and individuals to invest in self-production of rooftop solar power for self-consumption, he said.