The Provincial People's Committee has a meeting to give opinions on the progress of the Thai Binh LNG Thermal Power Plant project and housing development project

Comrade Nguyen Quang Hung, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, speaks at the meeting.

According to the report of the Department of Finance, the Thai Binh LNG Thermal Power Plant project has a capacity of 1,500MW and is implemented by a consortium of investors: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Kyuden International Group, and Truong Thanh Vietnam Industrial Joint Stock Company. The project has an area of land and water surface of about 269.43 hectares with a total investment of more than VND 47,000 billion. By July 22, many important tasks related to the project have been carried out by departments, branches, localities in coordination with investors according to plan. Particularly for the land acquisition, compensation, and site clearance, up to now, about 2.2ha/57ha of land on the shore have been paid; the remaining land including aquaculture land, 5% land, traffic land, residential land, etc. are being urgently counted, verified for origin, and the compensation plan dossier is being completed.

Also at the meeting, the Department of Construction reported on the implementation progress of key projects on developing commercial housing and social housing in the old Thai Binh city area. Accordingly, for the Dong Hoa commune residential area project (now in Tra Ly ward), up to now, more than 80% of the agricultural land area has been cleared, most of the graves have been moved, and the compensation plan for the remaining area is being completed. The new urban area project in Tan Binh commune and Tien Phong ward (now Thai Binh ward) has basically completed the clearance of agricultural land (nearly 99%). The Kien Giang new urban area project (now in the wards of Tran Lam, Tran Hung Dao, Vu Phuc) is implementing the clearance.

At the meeting.

Currently, in the old Thai Binh city, there are three social housing projects that have been approved for investment policy with a total scale of nearly 3.5 hectares, expected to build seven high-rise buildings, providing more than 1,500 apartments. Investors are actively completing legal procedures, designs, land... to ensure conditions for starting construction in August 2025. In addition, five social housing land plots belonging to the 20% land fund of commercial housing projects have also been planned and arranged according to regulations.

At the meeting, the opinions focused on analyzing existing problems and difficulties; proposing solutions to remove obstacles in the implementation of projects.

Concluding the meeting, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Quang Hung requested departments, branches and localities to focus on site clearance for the LNG Thermal Power Plant project with a specific progress critical path in project implementation. The Thai Binh Economic Zones Management Board shall preside over and coordinate with the Department of Finance and relevant departments and branches to complete relevant procedures in accordance with the law, ensuring conditions for the project to commence in September 2025.

For social housing and commercial housing projects, relevant departments, branches and units are required to urgently review and resolve existing problems, especially the verification of land origin, completion of site clearance procedures, land allocation and appraisal of project documents. The Department of Construction shall continue to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to urge and guide investors to conduct on schedule and in accordance with legal regulations; advise the Provincial People's Committee to report and propose special mechanisms in case of problems arising beyond its authority.

For projects that are likely to start construction in the third quarter of 2025, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant agencies and units to urgently complete legal documents to organize groundbreaking ceremonies and soon put them into practice. The People's Committees of wards where the projects are carried out need to proactively coordinate with the Land Fund Development Center No. 2, relevant agencies and units and investors to strengthen propaganda, create consensus among people in compensation, support and resettlement; at the same time, implement solutions to boost the progress of housing projects, contributing to the completion of technical infrastructure, social infrastructure and improving the quality of life of people in the area.