| ABIF | ASEAN banking integration framework |
| AC | air conditioner |
| AEC | ASEAN Economic Community |
| AFD | Agence Française de Développement (French development agency) |
| ART | average retail tariff |
| APG | ASEAN Power Grid |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| B2B | business to business |
| B2C | business to consumer |
| BAU | business-as-usual |
| BOT | build-operate-transfer |
| BOOT | build-own-operate-transfer |
| BQDM | Brooklyn-Queens Demand Side Management Programme |
| CfD | contract for difference |
| CIT | corporate income tax |
| CMSC | Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| Con Edison | Consolidated Edison Company |
| COVID-19 | corona virus disease 2019 |
| CPEE | Clean Production and Energy Efficiency Project |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| DEESD | Department of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development |
| DEU | designated energy user |
| DOIT | Department of Industry and Trade |
| DONRE | Department of Natural Resources and Environment |
| DPPA | direct power purchase agreement |
| DPI | Department of Planning and Investment |
| DSM | demand-side management |
| E&S | environmental and social |
| ECA | Export Credit Agency |
| EE | energy efficiency |
| EEAP | Energy Efficiency Action Plan |
| EPC | energy performance contract |
| EPT | Environmental protection tax |
| ERAV | Electricity Regulatory Authority of Viet Nam |
| EREA | Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority |
| ESCO | energy services company |
| ESG | environment social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| EVN | Viet Nam Electricity |
| EVN EPTC | Viet Nam Electricity Power Trading Company |
| EVN NLDC | Viet Nam Electricity National Load Dispatch Centre |
| EVN NPT | Viet Nam Electricity National Power Transmission Corporation |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FIA | Foreign Investment Agency |
| FIT | feed-in tariff |
| FTA | free trade agreement |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GENCO | generation company |
| GGU | government guarantee undertaking |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| GIPI | Global Intellectual Property Index |
| GMS | greater Mekong subregion |
| GW | gigawatt (one billion Watts) |
| IDR | issuer default rating |
| IE | Institute of Energy |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IP | intellectual property |
| IPO | initial public offering |
| IPP | independent power producer |
| IPT | independent power transmission |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
| ISDS | investor state dispute settlement |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| JBIC | Japanese Bank for International Cooperation |
| KfW | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German state-owned investment and development bank) |
| kV | Kilovolt |
| KWh | kilowatt-hour |
| Ktoe | kiloton of oil equivalent |
| LCOE | levelised cost of electricity |
| LED | light-emitting diode |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (green building certification standard) |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas |
| LTMS-PIP | Laos PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore Power Integration Project |
| LURC | land use right certificate |
| MEPS | minimum energy performance standards |
| MOC | Ministry of Construction |
| MOF | Ministry of Finance |
| MOIT | Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| MONRE | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
| MOST | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| MPI | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
| Mtoe | million tonnes of oil equivalent |
| MtCO2e | million tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide) equivalent |
| MW | Megawatt (one million Watts) |
| MWp | Megawatt power |
| NLDC | National Load Dispatch Centre |
| NATIF | The National Technology Innovation Fund |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| O&M | operation and maintenance |
| ODA | overseas development aid |
| PAYG | pay as you go |
| PDP | Power Development Plan |
| PPA | power purchase agreement |
| PPC | Provincial People’s Committee |
| PPP | public private partnership |
| PSC | New York Public Service Commission |
| PV | Photovoltaic |
| QAB | qualified ASEAN bank |
| R&D | research and development |
| RE | renewable energy |
| REDS | Renewable Energy Development Strategy |
| REIPPPP | South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme |
| RE-IPP | renewable energy independent power producer |
| RPS | renewable portfolio standard |
| RIA-FIN | Roadmap for Monetary and Financial Integration of ASEAN |
| SBV | State Bank of Viet Nam |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (system of software and hardware which enables remote control of equipment) |
| SEC | specific energy consumption |
| SSC | State Securities Commission |
| SDG | sustainable development goal |
| SEDS | Socio-Economic Development Strategy |
| SOE | state-owned enterprise |
| STAMTEQ | Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality |
| TVET | technical and vocational education and training |
| TFC | total final consumption |
| TOE | tonnes of oil equivalent |
| TPES | total primary energy supply |
| TRIMS | trade related investment measures |
| TWh | Terawatt-hour |
| U4E | United for Efficiency |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | value-added tax |
| VECEA | Viet Nam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association |
| VEEBC | Viet Nam energy efficiency building code |
| VEPF | Viet Nam Environmental Protection Fund |
| VEPG | Viet Nam Energy Partnership Group |
| VGBC | Viet Nam Green Building Council |
| VIET | Viet Nam Initiative for Energy Transition |
| Vinacomin | Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group |
| VND | Vietnamese Dong |
| VNEEP | Viet Nam Energy Efficiency Programme |
| VNSI | Viet Nam Sustainability Index |
| vRE | variable renewable energy |
| W | Watt |
| WEEE | European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organisation |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| WTO TRIM | World Trade Organisation trade related investment measures |
| WTO TRIPS | World Trade Organisation Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement |
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Policy Review of Viet Nam
