For the next five years, the province will ensure that itcompletes the cement projects of Song Lam, Tan Thang, and Hoang Mai 2 inorder to reach a production capacity of 10.2 million tonnes by 2020.
The total capacity of cement production in the province reached 1.64 million tonnes last year.
It will also construct an unburned brick factory with an annualcapacity of 400 million units in Hoang Mai Industrial Zone and a factoryfor casting concrete production with a capacity of 4,000 cubic metresper year.
In terms of power facilities, Nghe An willspeed up the progress of investment projects for hydroelectricityplants to enhance their capacity to 2,300 MW by 2020.
Currently, the province has implemented 22 hydropower projects with acapacity of 971 MW and nine other projects with a capacity of 749 MW.
The sugar industry is expected to consume about 15,500tonnes of sugar cane per day and the total output of sugar is to reach180-190,000 tonnes per year.
More investment willalso be poured into completing an industrial complex for fibres,textile and garment production in Nam Dan district and Dong NamIndustrial Zone, with the objective of producing 35 million units in theyear 2020.-VNA