The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has decided to build the An Phu Tan industrial cluster in Cau Ke District at a cost of more than VND185 billion (US$7.8 million).

The Thien Phu Construction Investment and Electromechanical Joint Stock Company and Thai Son Traffic Construction Joint Stock Company will develop the 20ha cluster, according to the province People’s Committee.

It is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2024.

Once operational, it will prioritise tenants in the automobile, mechanical, high-tech, packaging, footwear, textile-garment, food processing, and electronics supporting industries.

Vice chairman of the province People's Committee, Nguyen Quynh Thien, said to spur industrial growth and economic restructuring to foster industrialisation and modernisation, the People's Committee has approved plans to develop 14 industrial clusters with a total area of 539ha.

Construction of technical infrastructure has begun on three of them, Tan Ngai, Hiep My Tay and Phu Can.

The province is soliciting investment in building technical infrastructure for the Luu Nghiep Anh cluster in Tra Cu District and Sa Binh cluster in Tra Vinh City. — VNS