Nghe An starts construction of billion-dollar industrial park project

On the afternoon of March 10, at Nghi Thuan commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee coordinated with WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Joint Stock Company to organize the groundbreaking ceremony of WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Industrial Park Project.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister; representatives of leaders and former leaders of central ministries, departments and branches.

Regarding international guests, there was Mr. Manopchai Vongphakdi - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Vietnam.

On the investor side, there is Mr. David R. Nardone - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, WHA Corporation Public Company Limited.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches and localities in the province.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Hemaraj is a leading corporation specializing in developing infrastructure for industrial parks, urban areas, factories, utilities and electricity in Thailand. With the strategy of shifting investment capital to foreign countries, in early 2016, the Corporation began to study, research and survey the investment environment in Nghe An and on October 5, 2016, Hemaraj Corporation of Thailand officially signed an investment agreement for the project of investing in construction and business of infrastructure for Hemaraj Industrial Park and Urban Area in Dong Nam Economic Zone.

The project has a total investment of about 22,000 billion VND, equivalent to 1 billion USD, with a total area of ​​over 3,200 hectares in Nghi Loc and Dien Chau districts, under the planning of the Southeast Economic Zone, Nghe An province. The implementation progress will start in 2017 and be completed in 2030.

Phase 1, WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Industrial Park Project was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 581/QD-TTg dated May 21, 2017. The project has a total investment of 92.2 million USD, with an area of ​​498 hectares, aiming to build a synchronous and modern industrial park infrastructure and clean land fund to attract domestic and foreign secondary investors to invest and do business.

Hemaraj Industrial Park, when put into operation, will create many jobs for local workers and neighboring areas, generate a large annual revenue for the budget, contribute to shifting the economic structure towards increasing the proportion of industrial production, speeding up the industrialization and modernization process of Nghe An province.

Mr. David R. Nardone - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, WHA Corporation Public Company Limited, representing the investor, spoke. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa emphasized: Implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/BCT dated July 30, 2013 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for developing Nghe An province until 2020; aiming to build Nghe An into an industrial province, and a fairly developed province in the region as President Ho Chi Minh always wished, Nghe An province has had many specific solutions, focusing on drastic direction to implement the tasks set out in Resolution No. 26. In particular, there are solutions to promote investment promotion activities to attract and invite investors, large enterprises (domestic and foreign) to invest in strategic projects, driving projects in Nghe An province.

In the process of implementing these solutions, Nghe An province has attracted and invited large domestic and foreign investors to invest in projects in the province, especially the Hemaraj Nghe An Industrial Park Project.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa expressed his hope that in the coming time, Hemaraj Group will continue to pay attention and cooperate closely with Nghe An province and act as a bridge to introduce other investors from Thailand to study investment projects in Nghe An. Photo: Duc Anh

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa emphasized that this is an important project in attracting investment in the province and is a milestone to evaluate the success in investment cooperation between Nghe An province and Hemaraj Group in particular and Thai enterprises in general.

Along with the success of VSIP Nghe An Industrial, Urban and Service Park, Hoang Mai Industrial Park, Dong Hoi Industrial Park, soon turn the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone into a key, multi-industry, multi-functional economic zone as Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020.

WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Industrial Park project officially started. Photo: Duc Anh

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa expressed his hope that in the coming time, Nghe An province would like Hemaraj Group to continue to pay attention and cooperate closely with Nghe An province to invest in completing projects according to the signed Agreement and continue to research and invest in other large projects, at the same time promote and act as a bridge to introduce other investors from Thailand to research and invest in Nghe An.

Affirming that in order to have the Project Groundbreaking Ceremony, Nghe An province received the attention and direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, and timely support from the Central Ministries and branches so that the Project could complete investment procedures in accordance with regulations.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa affirmed: Nghe An province is committed to always standing side by side with investors and creating the most favorable and best conditions in terms of investment policies and environment.

The Provincial People's Committee will direct the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone and relevant departments and branches, together with local authorities, to coordinate and support, promptly resolve difficulties, problems, recommendations and proposals of investors to soon complete the construction of project items, and put the project into operation with the best efficiency.

At the same time, Nghe An province also requested investors during the construction process to closely coordinate with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, local authorities and relevant sectors to ensure compliance with State regulations and ensure the completion of the project on schedule and quality, and soon build Hemaraj Industrial Park into a modern Industrial Park in Nghe An.