According to a report by the Dien Bien Department of Finance, the province currently has 30 non-budget investment projects behind schedule, with a total registered capital of over 12,925 billion VND.
Projects are concentrated in many fields: 8 urban and housing projects (registered capital of nearly 4,615 billion VND), 8 agricultural projects (registered capital of over 4,670 billion VND), 8 energy projects (registered capital of nearly 3,110 billion VND) and 6 other field projects (registered capital of over 530 billion VND).
At the conference to assess the progress of implementing a number of non-budget investment projects in the area organized by the Provincial People's Committee on June 5, investors all recognized that the biggest "bottleneck" leading to the stagnation is site clearance work.
In addition, the slow completion of investment procedures, difficulties in financial capacity, and connection infrastructure of some businesses are also significant barriers.
In the field of housing and urban areas, there are currently only 2 projects: Tan Thanh Housing Area, Tan Thanh ward and Him Lam ward; the urban residential area project, commercial and service group 17, 18 of Him Lam ward (old) has completed the handover of land, the Provincial People's Committee requests investors to focus resources to implement the project.
In the agricultural sector, especially macadamia and medicinal herb growing projects, investors face difficulties with land allocation progress, linkages with people and investment procedures.
Typically, the medicinal plant growing project in Dien Bien Dong and Nam Po districts (old), the investor had to propose adjusting the project scale to focus on developing on the existing 86ha area.
Energy and hydropower projects (Muong Tung, Nam He Thuong 2, Nam He Ha...) also face difficulties in electricity transmission connection infrastructure, forcing many units to request extensions of implementation time.
To accelerate the progress of implementing a number of non-budget investment projects, Mr. Le Van Luong - Chairman of Dien Bien Provincial People's Committee - affirmed that the province always pays attention and creates the most favorable conditions for investors.
Mr. Luong also proposed to urgently review and soon have an official document on difficulties and obstacles. Specific proposals and recommendations, especially procedures for adjusting project investment policies (if any).
Departments, branches, and localities need to continue to be proactive and more active in coordinating guidance, support, and creating conditions for investors in the project implementation process.
From the beginning of January 2026, Dien Bien Provincial People's Committee has implemented the "Green Channel" mechanism in resolving administrative procedures for key off-budget projects.
An important highlight of this mechanism is the requirement for agencies and units to reduce at least 60% of the time to resolve administrative procedures and tasks related to investment projects compared to current regulations.
Agricultural production projects, agricultural - forestry - fishery processing from 250 billion VND or more; service projects from 500 billion VND; industrial production projects from 750 billion VND are all eligible for priority "Green Channel".
