Expanding opportunities, unlocking motivation for development

ĐBP - On the morning of May 11, Điện Biên province solemnly held the 2026 Investment Promotion Conference with the theme “Điện Biên - A Strategic Destination for Investment.”

The conference serves as a forum to connect and promote the locality’s potentials and strengths while affirming the province’s determination to accompany businesses, improve the investment environment, expand cooperation opportunities, and effectively attract resources for socio-economic development. The series of promotional activities, meetings, and cooperation signings at the conference contributed to creating an impression of a dynamic, receptive Điện Biên with rich development potential.

Delegates explore Điện Biên’s OCOP products at the product exhibition area.

From early morning, the conference area was bustling with the atmosphere of welcoming delegates, entrepreneurs, and domestic and foreign investors. Meetings, sideline discussions, and networking handshakes took place continuously, creating a vibrant atmosphere and demonstrating Điện Biên’s growing appeal to the business and investor community.

At the exhibition area, many typical agricultural products of the province, such as Điện Biên rice, Mường Ảng coffee, macadamia, tea, and OCOP products, were systematically introduced, attracting the attention of investors. In addition, images and promotional videos showcasing the potential of historical tourism, ecotourism, and community culture in Điện Biên made a strong impression on the attending delegates. The highlight of the booths was not only the product introduction activities but also the practical experiences, helping delegates and investors directly explore development potentials, feel the product quality, and open up opportunities for networking and investment cooperation in various fields.

Ngô Minh Hải, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TH Group, visits and learns about products extracted from macadamia nuts.

As one of the major agricultural investors in Điện Biên, Ngô Minh Hải, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TH Group, along with his associates, directly visited, explored, and experienced many typical local agricultural products, paying special attention to macadamia. Ngô Minh Hải stated that TH Group came to Điện Biên following the province’s invitation to invest, realizing that the area has great potential for large-scale agricultural development. Based on that orientation, the group has implemented the construction of a core raw material area and linked with local residents to expand the planting area to form a stable, large-scale raw material zone.

In the coming time, TH Group plans to invest in a macadamia processing plant project in Điện Biên, aiming for the long-term, sustainable development of the macadamia industry and enhancing product value. He emphasized that throughout the project implementation, Điện Biên province has always accompanied and supported businesses, particularly in resolving arising difficulties and obstacles. After this investment promotion conference, the enterprise expects the province to continue supporting planning, site clearance, and the completion of project implementation procedures. With the province’s commitment to creating a “green lane” for investors, he believes the project will soon be effectively implemented in Điện Biên.

Leader of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment discuss the macadamia processing plant project in Điện Biên with Ngô Minh Hải, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TH Group.

Entering the main conference program, the atmosphere at the thematic discussion sessions was lively, with many frank and open exchanges from the business community, investors, and experts. Many enterprises assessed that Điện Biên possesses great potential in various fields such as tourism, agriculture, renewable energy, cross-border trade, and logistics, while still having ample room to attract investment and create developmental breakthroughs in the near future. Based on the analysis of local potentials and advantages, businesses and investors proposed multiple solutions to boost investment attraction and accelerate project implementation in strong sectors. They also recommended the province continue to improve the investment environment, enhance the application of science and technology, foster innovation, and implement digital transformation to create momentum for development in the upcoming period.

Overview of the 2026 Điện Biên provincial Investment Promotion Conference.

At the conference, investors and businesses highly appreciated Điện Biên province’s proactiveness in administrative reform and its companionship with investors. Reality shows that in recent years, the province has focused on reviewing and simplifying administrative procedures, strengthening dialogues to remove difficulties for businesses, and actively improving the business and investment environment. Additionally, the province prioritizes resources for investing in transport, urban, power, and telecommunications infrastructure to create favorable conditions for project deployment.

Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Lương affirmed that to realize the goal of green, smart, and sustainable development, Điện Biên province has identified three strategic breakthroughs for the 2025-2030 period: perfecting mechanisms and policies, synchronously investing in socio-economic infrastructure, and developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector. With the spirit of institutional breakthrough, right from the beginning of 2026, the provincial People’s Committee implemented the “green lane” mechanism for priority non-budget investment projects, ensuring the principles of openness, transparency, responsibility, and companionship with businesses. The province commits to prioritizing document processing and shortening the time for resolving investment procedures by at least 70% as prescribed.

Mark Reeves, Deputy General Director of BRG Group, presents a discussion at the conference.

Along with tourism and agriculture, the energy industry is considered one of Điện Biên’s prominent advantages with great potential for hydropower, wind power, and solar power. Identifying renewable energy as an important development direction, the province is actively calling for and attracting domestic and foreign investors to explore cooperation opportunities and implement large-scale projects. At this conference, the energy sector continued to receive special attention from many international businesses and investors.

Nguyễn Quang Tuyển, General Director of the Cần Đơn Hydropower Joint Stock Company, noted that Điện Biên still has much room for energy development. The enterprise is currently implementing several local projects and highly values the province’s potential and investment environment. Following this investment promotion conference, the enterprise expects to continue expanding its investment portfolio in Điện Biên, contributing to effectively exploiting energy potential and creating momentum for local socio-economic development.

Leader of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade discuss energy development projects in the area with Nguyễn Quang Tuyển, General Director of Cần Đơn Hydropower Joint Stock Company.

In parallel with promoting potentials, this conference also recorded many positive signals from investment cooperation signing activities. Numerous memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements between Điện Biên province and various businesses and investors were awarded at the conference. This is considered an important basis for realizing projects in the near future, contributing to promoting the province’s socio-economic development.

From a mountainous province still facing many difficulties, Điện Biên is taking strong steps forward with the aspiration to rise for rapid and sustainable development. The 2026 Investment Promotion Conference not only opens new cooperation opportunities between the locality and the business and investor community but also creates additional momentum to effectively exploit the province’s potentials and advantages. It is expected that the commitments, agreements, and cooperation orientations from the conference will soon be realized through specific projects, contributing to job creation, improving the people’s living standards, and driving Điện Biên’s robust development in the coming period.

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