Building Thai Binh economic zone into a locomotive for economic development

Thermal power plant project 1 not only makes a great contribution to the state budget but also ensures energy sources for production and business of enterprises in the economic zone.

Thai Binh Economic Zone has been approved by the Prime Minister as a general plan to construct until 2040, vision to 2050 with a natural area of 30,583 ha in the two districts of Thai Thuy, Tien Hai and the adjacent coastal area. At the connection of the economic growth triangle of Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh, in addition to promoting internal strength, the economic zone also inherits the advantages of existing economic infrastructure of localities in the region to develop.

Mr. Phan Dinh Duc, Deputy Head of the Management Board of the Economic Zone and Industrial Zones of the province, said: To promote the potentials and strengths of the Economic Zone to serve the province's socio-economic development, the province planning received special attention. Up to now, the province has been completing the construction zoning plan of 1/2,000 scale of 26 functional areas including industrial parks, urban - tourist areas, port and hi-tech aquaculture zones. Out of 18 investors approved by the Provincial People's Committee on the policy of funding planning products, 8 of them were approved by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to pilot the study and study for subdivision planning and fund for the planning products and serve as a basis for investor selection in industrial, commercial and service sub-zones. The selected investors are capable of planning, experienced in industrial zone management and operation, and strong financial potential; These are the models that create a breakthrough for the Economic Zone, inspire large domestic and foreign investors to continue researching investment in the Economic Zone in the coming time.

According to the general plan approved by the Prime Minister, Thai Binh Economic Zone has a Power Center with an area of 853ha including thermal power projects and wind power zones. Currently, in addition to the two thermal power projects that have been completing commercial power generation, there are a number of investors who have registered to research and invest in wind power development, in which one investor has been granted an investment certificate for Tien Hai wind power plant project of phase I with a capacity of 40MW, total investment is nearly 2,000 billion VND.

In order for the economic zone to come into operation soon, Thai Binh has been developing the planning of the external transport system (air, sea, inland waterways, road) and domestic traffic. It is estimated that in the period of 2021 - 2025, the province's investment demand is nearly 11,000 billion VND for the economic zone's infrastructure projects; in which the central budget capital is nearly 7,000 billion VND, the rest is from the provincial budget. In order to create connections for functional areas, in the immediate future, the province will prioritize investment in building, upgrading and renovating 5 axes in the economic zone with a total capital requirement of nearly 1,400 billion VND.

There are more than 10 infrastructure investors registered and approved by the province to study and propose detailed planning for 15 industrial - urban - service zones in the economic zone with a total area of ​​about 5,000 hectares. equal to nearly 18% of the area of ​​the economic zone. And to attract and attract investors, Thai Binh is focusing on promoting administrative procedure reform; concretize investment incentives and encouragement policies; has a specific mechanism to encourage, support and favor a number of large-scale enterprises to develop into leading enterprises, operating in multiple fields, with regional and international scales to create a spillover effect. and lead other businesses to develop in the Economic Zone. In particular, the Provincial People's Council has issued a Resolution to promulgate preferential policies and investment support in Thai Binh Economic Zone in the period from 2020 to 2030. Accordingly, businesses are established and registered to operate. According to the Law on Enterprises with new investment projects, expansion investment in economic zones belonging to groups of industries of investment incentive in the province will enjoy 6 preferential policies and investment support, including: Preferential land policies to support technical infrastructure; policy to support leveling; policies to support the building of centralized wastewater treatment systems of industrial parks and industrial clusters; policies of supporting labor training and administrative procedures.

Thai Binh economic zone not only has strengths in industrial, commercial and service development, but is also a potential area for tourism development.

Image: Den islet eco-tourism area (Thai Do commune, Thai Thuy district).

It is determined that in the next 5 years, the Economic Zone is the driving force for economic development of Thai Binh, therefore, during the economic development orientation, tasks and solutions, the province has indicated that: on the basis of the general planning, subdivision planning, detailed planning and regulations for the management and implementation of the planning, effectively organizing the implementation of the investment master plan and attracting investment to develop sectors and fields in the economic zone with specific roadmap, investment method, capital source. Focus on building traffic infrastructure connecting external traffic axis and industrial - urban - service zones ... in economic zone. Promote the attraction of investment with selection; diversify forms of investment, mobilize resources to build technical infrastructure, develop industry, services, tourism and modern urban areas. Effectively implement mechanisms and policies to encourage and give investment incentives, reform administrative procedures, and create favorable conditions to attract enterprises to invest in, develop production and business in advanced, modern, high added value industries, participate in global value chain and cause little environmental pollution. Prioritize to attract reputable investors, brand, financial capacity, technology, market, ensure efficient use of land fund. To develop ship building and repair industries, sea transport, fishing exploitation and fishing logistic services. Attach importance to developing sustainable aquaculture, protecting coastal protection forests and marine frontier sovereignty and security.

With the policy, clear solutions and strong investment wave, Thai Binh Economic Zone is expected to make a breakthrough, leading the socio-economic development of the province in the coming time. According to experts' calculations, economic growth in Thai Binh Economic Zone to 2040, industrial production value will reach 349,847 billion VND, total product per capita (GRDP) will reach 14,000 USD. It is the development of the Economic Zone that will be the driving force to promote the industrial production value of the province by 2025, which is forecasted to reach 125,301 billion VND, becoming a developed province in the Red River Delta as planned.