The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued two decisions granting sea area usage rights for measurement, investigation, and survey activities to serve the development of offshore wind power projects.
Specifically, under Decision No. 137/QĐ-BNNMT, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment granted Vietnam Electricity (EVN) the rights to use a marine area off the coast of the Long Chau archipelago and Bach Long Vy Island (Hai Phong City). This allocation is intended for surveys related to the Northern Offshore Wind Power Projects 1.3 and 1.4.
The allocated area covers 24,000 ha, defined by 11 specific coordinate points. The grant includes usage at a depth of up to 140 m and an altitude of up to 40 m above sea level.
Under Decision No. 138/QĐ-BNNMT, the Minister granted sea area usage rights to the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (PVN) to conduct surveys for the South Central Offshore Wind Power Project 1.
This marine area, located off the coast of Lam Dong province, spans 39,811.19 ha. It features similar technical specifications regarding depth and altitude. The usage period is set for 36 months, and the group is exempt from sea area usage fees for this period.
Both decisions explicitly state that during the utilization of the marine areas, the two groups must ensure the sites are used for the correct purposes and stay within the designated boundaries, area size, depth, altitude, and timeframe. They are strictly prohibited from encroaching upon the sea or violating any planning approved by competent state authorities.
Furthermore, survey activities must not impact national defense, security, sovereignty, or national jurisdiction at sea. The projects are mandated to avoid environmental pollution, the destruction of marine ecosystems, or the obstruction of maritime traffic and other legal sea-based activities.
The decisions also emphasize that the corporations are prohibited from transferring, mortgaging, contributing as capital, or leasing the granted sea area usage rights. They must not exploit survey activities to collect information in violation of the law.
All vehicles and equipment used for the surveys must fully comply with technical standards and regulations, and be properly inspected and legally authorized for operation.
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