Can Tho levels-up industrial infrastructure for growth

Can Tho aims to develop dozens of industrial clusters and other complexes over the next few years

- Truc Giang

Can Tho is accelerating its push to build large-scale industrial zones and clusters with modern infrastructure, positioning the city as a key driver of development in the Mekong Delta.

With its outstanding advantages in location, resources, infrastructure, and market size, Can Tho is emerging as a potential industrial growth pole, strongly luring local and foreign investment capital.

After the provincial merger with Hau Giang and Soc Trang last year, Can Tho has significantly expanded its industrial development space beyond the core urban areas to the areas within the newly merged localities. This facilitates the development of large-scale industrial zones with diverse industries while reducing pressure on land resources in the inner urban areas.

This creates favourable conditions for the development of large-scale, multi-sector industrial parks (IPs) while easing land pressure in the inner urban areas. Some areas with ample room for development in Hau Giang and Soc Trang have been planned as new IPs and integrated industrial-urban complexes to cater to the demand of major investors.

Can Tho is strategically located at the heart of the Mekong Delta region with vast development space, abundant resources, and diverse potential. Its unique selling point lies in its synchronous infrastructure with seamless connectivity to the entire Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, and southeastern region.

The city boasts a network of multimodal transport infrastructure including expressways, waterways, international sea routes, and international air routes.

The expressways passing through the city are reshaping the entire transportation map. For example, the Can Tho-Ca Mau section of the eastern North-South Expressway, along with the coastal road, will shorten the commuting time of goods transport, bringing Can Tho closer to the consumption markets in the southeast region and Ho Chi Minh City.