Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive outlining detailed plans for a series of groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies for major national projects, as well as a large-scale exhibition celebrating Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2).
Covering an area of more than 27,100 hectares, the zone has five main functional areas: a port area, an industrial area, a non-tariff area, an urban area, and a tourist site.
According to the Ministry of Construction, based on the situation on the ground, seven inspection teams led by Deputy Prime Ministers were established to assess the possibility of completing 28 projects with a total length of 1,188 km.
Cumulative power output in the first two months of this year totaled 45.06 billion kWh, dominated by coal-fired thermal plants with 55.1%, followed by hydropower with 20.6%, and renewable energy 16.3%. Imported electricity accounted for only 1.9%.
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to reactivate several key projects that have been shelved for years with a view to helping ease flooding and traffic congestion.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made field trips to major projects in the central province of Nghe An on July 24, during which he instructed the settlement of obstacles to them.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is accelerating the progress of key projects which are considered as a driving force to boost its socio-economic development.
Vietnam’s airport development planning should give top priority to key projects with stringent standards put in place for project approval, State management agencies and aviation insiders have said.
The southern province of Binh Phuoc is soliciting investment in a series of infrastructure projects including airport and industrial parks in 2020-2025.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is calling for investment in technical infrastructure development, especially in key projects, with the aim of creating impetus for its socio-economic development.
The transport sector is striving to construct around 4,000-5,000km of expressways in the next 10 years, towards forming a national highway system in order to improve connectivity among regions nationwide, said Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The.
HCM City will focus financial resources into key projects under its 7 breakthrough programmes in 2017 in order to improve the appearance of the city and the living conditions of local residents.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue ordered the restructuring of capital sources in the medium-term public investment plan in 2016-2020 at a recent meeting in Hanoi.
The central province of Quang Tri plans to organise a conference this weekend to call for investment in its key socio-economic development projects in the 2016-2020 period.
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in 2016 will focus on calling for investment into projects involving hi-technology aquaculture breeding and high value export products.
