On April 1, the Management Board of Industrial Parks (IPs) of Binh Thuan province said that currently, the whole province has 7/9 IPs that have been invested in building infrastructure with a total area of 1,393.43 hectares. The total investment capital to date is VND 1,912/3,207 billion, reaching 59.6% of registered capital.
In particular, Son My 1 Industrial Park and Son My 2 Industrial Park, phase 1, with an area of 1,538 hectares, are in the investment preparation stage, implementing compensation, site clearance, and land lease procedures, so they have not yet invested in the construction of technical infrastructure.
To date, industrial parks in the province have attracted 91 investment projects with a total registered investment capital of 328.41 million USD and 17,123.26 billion VND, with an occupancy rate of 29.16%. In particular, 3 large-scale projects: Son My 1 BOT Thermal Power Plant, Son My 2 Thermal Power Plant and LNG Gas Port warehouse have been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Provincial People's Committee for investment in Son My 1 Industrial Park.
Implementing Decision 1701 on approving the planning of Binh Thuan province for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2030 and the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Management Board of Binh Thuan province has coordinated to survey the current status and determine the location of 6 industrial parks with a scale of about 4,942 hectares, including: Dong Bac Phan Thiet Industrial Park; Song Binh Industrial Park expanded; Northwest Industrial Park of the province; Tan Duc Industrial Park expanded; Ham Tan - La Gi Industrial, Urban and Service Park; Southern Industrial Park of the province.
Regarding the orientation of supplementing the provincial planning to develop new industrial zones and form a series of industrial zones from Duc Linh district to Tanh Linh district and Ham Tan district in order to promote the local advantage under the direction of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Management Board of the Industrial Zones of Binh Thuan Province has cooperated with localities and investors to survey the location, propose to develop 4 new industrial zones with a scale of about 2,750 hectares to supplement the provincial industrial zone; Gia Huynh Industrial Park; Suoi January Industrial Park; Tan Phuc Industrial Park.
Regarding the development of industrial parks in Binh Thuan, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai said that currently, the occupancy rate of secondary enterprises in industrial parks in the province is still low. And request the Provincial Industrial Park Management Board to coordinate with agencies and units to call for secondary investors in industrial parks, focusing on removing current difficulties and obstacles in each industrial park.
For industrial parks that have been identified under Decision No. 1701 but do not have land use targets, Mr. Hai requested the Provincial Industrial Park Management Board to review and consider which industrial parks can be developed in the future. From there, it is proposed to plan and implement the next steps.
Regarding the orientation of adding industrial parks in the future outside Decision 1701, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Provincial Industrial Park Management Board to coordinate with localities to review existing land funds and propose development orientations for new industrial parks. On that basis, the Department of Finance will implement the adjustment of the provincial planning according to regulations.
At the same time, the Vice Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People's Committee also emphasized that the planning of new industrial parks and the selection of investors must be consistent with the planning and land use indicators of the province, ensure infrastructure connecting industrial parks and must promote local advantages.
