Ba Ria – Vung Tau: Build smart, model industrial parks to attract investors

Located in the west of Ho Chi Minh City, to the south bordering the East Sea, Ba Ria – Vung Tau (BR-VT) has many advantages when focusing on developing model industrial parks – smart industrial parks to increase productivity. competitiveness, attracting domestic and foreign investors.

Aiming for sustainable development and building model industrial parks, the province makes great efforts to cooperate with leading advanced countries in the world. Typically, on October 24, the province worked with Jica Vietnam and discussed the Technical Support Project to develop model industrial park regulations – smart industrial parks with ecological orientation, applying smart technology. information in the management and operation of industrial parks in BR-VT province. The two sides agreed to pilot the project in Phu My 3 Industrial Park, then implement it in other industrial parks in BR-VT province.

Within the framework of the project, Jica will install measuring equipment and monitoring systems in Phu My 3 Industrial Park, including investing in 20 sets of consumption measurement, power conservation, decarbonization and 20 sets of clean water consumption. , utilizing sludge and wastewater treatment systems. The project is expected to be completed within 48 months.

BR-VT province currently has 15 industrial parks with a total area of ​​over 8,492 hectares. Among them, there are 13 industrial parks in operation with a total area of ​​more than 7,242 hectares, with an occupancy rate of more than 65% of the industrial parks with completed infrastructure construction. Besides, the province currently also has 14 industrial clusters, with a total area of ​​484.36 hectares; is planning 2 new industrial park clusters with a total area of ​​82.7 hectares. By 2030, the whole province will have 23 industrial parks and 16 industrial park clusters with up to 13,969 hectares. Many large projects from Thailand, Korea, the United States, Canada, Japan… invest and operate in industrial parks.

Mr. Le Viet Phuc, Deputy Director of the Provincial Industrial Park Management Board, explained that building a model industrial park means that the industrial parks will be upgraded to approach the international goal of institutionalized sustainable ecological industrial development. in BR-VT province. The Management Board of Industrial Parks and related parties, industrial park infrastructure investors as well as third parties that are businesses subleasing land in industrial parks, communities… will benefit from this sustainable development.

As the southern economic corridor, BR-VT has a convenient transportation network. The West is 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City, the North borders Dong Nai, the East borders Binh Thuan and the South borders the East Sea. BR-VT is the province that owns the largest deep-water port in Vietnam, ranked 19th in the world (Cai Mep – Thi Vai Port). As an international transshipment center, channel depth reaches – 16m, can receive international ships with a tonnage of more than 200,000 DWT. The only seaport in Southern Vietnam with direct ship routes connecting Europe – America. According to a report by the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the Cai Mep – Thi Vai port cluster currently accounts for more than 16% of the total volume of goods handled through seaports nationwide, 35% of the country’s container volume, and 50% of the regional container volume. southern.

In addition, BR-VT has also planned industry by region, associated with infrastructure development including key routes: Bien Hoa – Vung Tau expressway, Ring Road 3, Ring Road 4 of the city. In Ho Chi Minh City, the Cai Mep – Thi Vai inter-port transportation system and railway connect the regional economy and reach out to the international area. The industrial development area will be attached to the seaport, in the North – South direction, connecting Dong Nai with City. Vung Tau; in the West – East direction, connecting from the Thi Vai River – Cai Mep – Ganh Rai Bay area to Highway 56 (including Phu My town, Ba Ria city, the western area of ​​Highway 56 of Chau Duc district and the western part of Vo Nguyen Giap street, April 30, Vung Tau city).

Along with the government’s efforts to call for investment, focus on developing model industrial parks that are sustainable, proactive in operating and removing difficulties for businesses, and attracting investment capital. BR-VT is expected to continue to create a strong momentum in industrial development in the coming time.