Energy project disputes on the rise

The issues were discussed at a conference on dispute resolution in energy projects held in HCM City on Wednesday. According to the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), disputes arise in both the construction and operation phases, with an increasingly complex nature, growing in value and taking longer to settle. In the cases of major projects, disputes not only had a large impact on the local community but also the entire energy sector as a whole, as well as the country's energy stability and sustainability. The law allows disputes to be resolved by one of the following institutes: Vietnamese courts, Vietnamese arbitration bodies, international arbitration bodies, as well as ad-hoc arbitration bodies set up by the disputing parties. She advised investors, while building investment projects, to refer to Việt Nam's national and regional development plans, sectoral plans and in the case of energy projects, the Power Plan VIII.