National Assembly deputies proposed considering applying hourly electricity prices; paying attention to tenants and households in difficult circumstances who have not signed electricity contracts.

In the afternoon of November 3rd, continuing the program of the 2nd Session, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Electricity Law.

Electricity bill support must reach those in need of support

Participating in the discussion, delegate Bui Van Dung (Thanh Hoa National Assembly Delegation) said that a decision on electricity prices affects production costs, family meals and the ability to care for patients.

Therefore, the amendment of the law must simultaneously solve 3 problems: How to have enough electricity, attract investment and equitically distribute costs.

Mr. Dung said that currently, the requirement to ensure energy security requires synchronous power sources and grids, strong enough reserves, stable electricity, reasonable prices, contributing to supporting production and double-digit growth.

Need to be cautious with the hourly electricity price roadmap" - delegate Bui Van Dung proposed.

According to him, this mechanism can encourage consumption shifts, reduce investment pressure on power sources and grids. However, meters measuring electricity use time do not mean that every family has the ability to change their living time.

The delegate cited an example, a production facility can arrange machine...

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