The projects have a combined capital of 11.98 trillion VND (550 million USD) and cover an area of 611 hectares.
The committee said that the province has been working with relevantagencies to implement major projects such as the Kien Giang ThermalPower Plant in the Xeo Ro industrial zone or Petrovietnam projects tobuild a synthetic oil service port system and a bonded fuel warehouse onPhu Quoc Island.
The province also assistedwith accelerating the implementation of projects in the Thanh Locindustrial zone in Chau Thanh district.
The Thanh Loc industrial zone has currently eight projects under construction and another nine registered.
Other industrial zones and the Ha Tien border gate economic zone haveattracted 20 projects with a total investment capital of 4.17 trillionVND (191 million USD).
Kien Giang also revoked the licences of two projects due to their failure to implement on schedule.-VNA