Building new generation industrial park infrastructure - Vision from large-scale infrastructure projects

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Thi presented the Decision approving the investment policy and investor for the project.

In early May 2025, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province granted the Decision approving the investment policy and the Investment Registration Certificate to Sumitomo Group, officially launching the Thang Long Thanh Hoa Industrial Park Project (phase 1). The project has a total area of ​​645.2 hectares, divided into 4 phases, with phase 1 deployed on an area of ​​167 hectares in Trieu Son district and Thanh Hoa city. It is expected that the site clearance for phase 1 will be completed in September 2025, creating conditions for investors to start construction.

At the meeting, Mr. Kenta Kawanabe, General Director of Thang Long Industrial Parks, representative of Sumitomo Group, expressed his appreciation for the investment environment and support policies of Thanh Hoa province. He committed that the group would mobilize maximum resources to implement the project on schedule, and at the same time proposed the Provincial People's Committee to support in legal procedures such as environmental impact assessment, appraisal of feasibility study report, infrastructure connection agreement and construction permit.

At the investment certificate awarding ceremony, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Thi affirmed that Thanh Hoa province will give priority to maximum support for the project to be implemented according to the set plan. The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also assigned relevant departments, branches and localities to proactively connect with the investor to guide and support the investor to complete related legal procedures, soon put the project into the implementation phase and operate effectively.

Also a strategic investor, immediately after the project was approved, WHA Group immediately implemented the WHA Smart Technology Industrial Park Project - Thanh Hoa. With a total investment of up to 55 million USD and a scale of 178.51 hectares in the communes of Hoang Quy, Hoang Quy, Hoang Xuyen and Hoang Cat (Hoang Hoa), the project aims to develop a high-tech industrial park, integrating smart, environmentally friendly elements and optimizing land use efficiency. As of May 2025, the investor has registered to establish an economic organization, WHA Industrial Zone Thanh Hoa Joint Stock Company, completed the environmental impact assessment report; at the same time, carried out technical construction documents, mine clearance, fire prevention and fighting design, construction design to be implemented after the basic design... Site clearance work is also being carried out urgently. Hoang Hoa District People's Committee has approved the compensation, support and resettlement plan for 920 households with a total recovered area of ​​173.7 hectares, the total cost of site clearance is 215.7 billion VND. Up to now, 871/920 subjects have been paid with the cleared land area reaching 150.2 hectares. The project is expected to start construction in the third quarter of 2025.

It is known that WHA is a corporation with experience in operating many smart industrial parks in Thailand and Vietnam (in Nghe An ), with international standards on environment, logistics, closed industrial ecosystems and digital management models. Right from the preparation stage, WHA has committed to developing the project in the direction of green - smart - high technology, creating an attractive platform for secondary investors from Japan, Korea, the US... in the fields of electronics, auto parts, clean energy, new materials... to come. In particular, the technical infrastructure is invested synchronously from the beginning such as the internal traffic system, power supply network, water supply, wastewater treatment, telecommunications, logistics center and internal solar power plant will help reduce operating costs and increase production efficiency for secondary investors.

According to the representative of the Management Board of Nghi Son Economic Zone and Industrial Zones, in reality, the criteria for choosing investment locations of high-tech corporations and FDI enterprises are now very different from before. Not only interested in land rental prices or incentives, many investors consider "infrastructure quality" and "support services" as prerequisites. That requires localities to build new-generation industrial parks - not only clean land, but also a smart, green and sustainable investment environment. The current new-generation industrial park model integrates modern technical infrastructure, advanced wastewater treatment systems, convenient traffic connections, internal logistics, digital management systems and one-stop services. In particular, the green - clean - environmentally friendly factors and the ability to provide stable energy and renewable energy are becoming big pluses in the eyes of international investors.

Starting with a clear roadmap, however, to quickly and effectively realize the new generation industrial park model, Thanh Hoa province is still facing many challenges. The progress of site clearance needs to ensure compliance with commitments so as not to slow down investors. Completing construction documents, procedures, and design approval also requires quick and flexible coordination from functional agencies. To promote this trend, the Provincial People's Committee is directing continued administrative reform, improving the investment environment, especially building a mechanism to support capable infrastructure investors, such as land rent incentives, site clearance support, investment in inter-regional transport infrastructure, etc. In addition, the province also focuses on synchronous planning between industrial parks and urban areas, service areas, and worker housing areas, thereby creating a sustainable development ecosystem and attracting high-quality human resources.

Article and photos: Tung Lam

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