The Electricity of Vietnam’s Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) has devised measures to ensure a stable electricity supply for industrial parks (IPs), according to EVNNPC Chairman Thieu Kim Quynh.
The central province of Thua Thien- Hue aims to attract 20 projects to its economic zones (EZs) and industrial parks (IPs) with total registered capital of some 6 trillion VND (264.3 million USD).
The southeastern province of Binh Phuoc is calling for investment in 13 industrial parks (IPs) with a total area of 4,500 hectares to boost its industrialisation.
The Nghi Son Economic Zone and other industrial parks in the north central province of Thanh Hoa aim to lure 15.6 trillion VND (687.22 million USD) from domestic and foreign investors, and create jobs for additional 12,000 labourers, including 5,000 for the Nghi Son EZ, in 2017.
The occupancy rate in operational industrial parks (IPs) across the country has reached 73 percent, according to the Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Some 1.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) has been poured into southern Binh Duong province over the last nine months, mainly in the processing and manufacturing industries.
The Management Board of Industrial Parks (IPs) in the northern province of Bac Giang granted investment licences to 34 projects in the first nine months.
The Department for Economic Zones Management reported that during Q1, the country opened 305 industrial parks covering over 84,000 hectares and 16 economic zones covering 814,792 hectares of water and
Foreign investment in HCM City's industrial parks and export processing zones is expected to rise this year as Vietnam is scheduled to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) on February 4.
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