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Vietnam EV charging standards and energy transition

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In late July 2026, the Vietnamese government established regulatory groundwork for a clean-energy shift. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Construction committed to issuing national technical standards for electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations and poles by 30 September 2026. Additionally, the cabinet adopted Decree 272 on 9 July to support offshore wind development and Decree 278 to adjust electricity pricing. By August 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade began seeking public opinion on draft circulars for EV standards, which would become mandatory on 1 July 2027. As the market grows, the focus has shifted toward network connectivity to address a fragmented market of independent charging providers. Following a conference on 14 August, VETC launched an ‘eRoaming’ model to unify disparate networks. Within two months of implementation, the platform connected seven partners—including ChargeLink, EBOOST, ESKY, Ford Vietnam, Rabbit EVC, SmartCharge, and EV Charge—linking over 350 charging stations. Utilizing the international OCPI standard, the system allows users to locate, monitor, and pay for charging through a single application. In mid-August, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also moved to draft a new National Technical Regulation (QCVN) to standardize safety, technical, and operational requirements for charging stations and pillars. This initiative seeks to unify regulations currently scattered across electricity, construction, fire prevention, and metrology frameworks. The proposed draft emphasizes lifecycle safety, requiring solutions to detect and manage incidents such as fires, electrical leaks, collisions, flooding, and overheating, while also specifying physical layout requirements like lane widths and parking dimensions. This digital and regulatory integration follows a rapid shift in the vehicle market; VETC data shows new energy vehicles accounted for 28.9% of registered traffic accounts in the first half of 2026, a significant increase from 0.2% in 2022. ~~Despite these connectivity gains, experts emphasize that expanding physical infrastructure, station capacity, and equipment stability remain critical for the user experience.~~

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