Removing "bottlenecks", speeding up investment progress in industrial cluster infrastructure

Although many groups of solutions have been deployed, the progress of investment in industrial cluster infrastructure in the province is still facing many obstacles, slowing down the process of attracting secondary investment and wasting land resources.

Hoa Loc Industrial Park (Hau Loc) was approved for investment in 2017 but the infrastructure is still unfinished.

Progress is still slow

According to the latest update from the Department of Industry and Trade, up to now, the province has 48 industrial parks established with a total area of ​​nearly 1,584 hectares. Of these, 45 industrial parks are investing in technical infrastructure with a total registered capital of nearly VND 11,217 billion, but the accumulated investment capital has only reached VND 3,341 billion. This shows that the actual investment capital ratio is still very low compared to the initial registered capital.

The province currently has 2 industrial parks that have completed technical infrastructure investment, meeting the conditions to attract secondary projects. In addition, there are 3 industrial parks that have basically completed infrastructure in phases and are ready to attract investment, including: Bac Hoang Hoa Industrial Park, Hoa Loc Industrial Park and Quan Lao Town Industrial Park. There are 24 industrial parks that have completed site clearance (GPMB) in whole or in phases, and are carrying out procedures for land lease, granting land use right certificates and infrastructure investment.

3 industrial parks have just completed investment procedures and are implementing site clearance work, including: Cong Truc industrial park, Ha Long I industrial park, Nham Thach industrial park; the remaining 13 industrial parks are in the process of completing investment procedures and have not yet implemented site clearance work, including: Vinh Hoa industrial park, Khe Ha industrial park, Hai Long - Xuan Khang industrial park, Minh Tien industrial park, Cau Quan industrial park, Thach Binh industrial park, Bai Tranh industrial park, Dong Ninh industrial park, Dan Ly - Dan Luc - Dan Quyen industrial park, industrial park southwest of Thanh Hoa city, Thuan Loc industrial park, Hoang Dong industrial park, Ha Linh II industrial park.

With this progress, the investment in industrial park infrastructure in the province has not yet achieved strong changes as required by Plan No. 36/KH-UBND dated February 2, 2024 of the Provincial People's Committee on implementing tasks and solutions to accelerate the progress of investment in technical infrastructure of industrial parks in the province according to Resolution No. 482/NQ-HDND dated December 14, 2023 of the Provincial People's Council on questioning activities at the 17th Session of the 17th Provincial People's Council.

Quickly remove many "bottlenecks"

Along with the objective difficulties in overlapping and complicated investment procedures, the issue of site clearance, lack of investment support mechanisms, slow determination of land rental prices, and unsynchronized infrastructure outside the fence... are some of the important reasons affecting the investment progress of projects.

Bac Hoang Hoa Industrial Park - one of the few industrial parks with synchronous infrastructure investment, creating favorable conditions to attract secondary investors.

A typical example is the Dan Ly - Dan Luc - Dan Quyen CCN, which was established in 2020, but due to the lack of local targets for converting rice-growing land use, it has not been able to be implemented yet. Some CCNs have been established and converted to rice-growing land and forest land, but there is no land use plan, so there is no basis for compensation, site clearance, and completion of land lease documents, such as: Dong Ninh CCN, Khe Ha CCN, Hau Hien CCN, Tam Linh CCN, Cam Chau CCN.

Some industrial parks have been established but have not yet had their land use plans approved for implementation, leading to project delays because the district People's Committee and investors have no basis to build a schedule for proposed adjustments, such as Bai Tranh Industrial Park. The review and implementation of land procedures by some investors, districts, and sectors is still slow and prolonged, the area of ​​land to be converted is not clearly defined, and the resettlement area for relocation has not been determined, affecting the progress of project implementation, such as Vinh Hoa Industrial Park, Vinh Minh Industrial Park, Hoa Loc Industrial Park, Khe Ha Industrial Park. Some industrial parks have basically completed infrastructure, invested in and completed the waste treatment area, and have been accepted, ensuring conditions for secondary projects to operate; however, problems with land procedures have been prolonged, affecting the progress of project implementation. Typically, Bac Hoang Hoa Industrial Park has not yet leased land for phase 2, and Hoa Loc Industrial Park currently has a plot of land that has not been cleared, slowing down the progress of the investor.

Along with that, according to the feedback of investors, in some industrial parks, the implementation of land acquisition has encountered many difficulties and has been prolonged, such as Thach Binh industrial park. The work of determining the specific land price of each industrial park often takes a long time, taking years, even several years in some industrial parks, affecting the investment progress of 26 industrial parks. The lack of credit support mechanisms for industrial park infrastructure investors is also one of the barriers affecting this difficult investment sector.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lam Son Construction and Trading Company Limited, shared: “The delay in calculating land rent for industrial park projects has led to a situation where businesses want to rent land but cannot sign official contracts because there is no clear land rent price. Many secondary businesses have to wait too long, so they have to switch their investment to other localities with faster and more concise policies. This affects the occupancy rate of industrial parks, reducing the efficiency of investment and use of industrial land in the province.”

The Department of Industry and Trade said that the unit is currently making specific proposals to remove difficulties for the progress of implementing industrial clusters. Typically, it is proposed that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee direct the People's Committee of Trieu Son district have a plan to allocate rice land use quotas to implement the investment in the Dan Ly - Dan Luc - Dan Quyen industrial cluster; direct the People's Committees of some districts, towns and cities to be more drastic in compensation and site clearance work, especially the districts of Quang Xuong, Ha Trung, Hau Loc... so that investors can implement the project to ensure progress according to regulations. For investors who do not proactively implement, the department will advise the Provincial People's Committee to propose to resolutely terminate the validity of the decision to establish the industrial cluster.

In addition to the above solutions, the business community is also proposing that the Provincial People's Committee study and consider proposals for secondary investors to implement projects in parallel with the process of the investor completing the infrastructure. Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lam Son Construction and Trading Company Limited, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Business Association said: "Currently, the regulation requires investors in industrial park infrastructure to complete all infrastructure such as internal traffic, electricity, water systems, wastewater treatment... before approving the investment policy or granting investment registration certificates to secondary investors in industrial parks, causing many difficulties for businesses interested in investing in this field. If the province considers a similar mechanism in provinces such as Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Hung Yen... allowing parallel implementation of industrial park infrastructure investment procedures and investment policy approval procedures for secondary investors, it will increase the opportunity to attract investors, reduce financial pressure for businesses investing in infrastructure in the current difficult context, thereby promoting the attraction of resources to put industrial parks into practice and effectively".

Article and photos: Minh Hang

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