BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 15. Western
Industrial Park has been established in Azerbaijan's Ganja city and
Shamkir district, Trend reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed the
relevant decree.
The decree has determined that the Western Industrial Park is an
area that has the necessary infrastructure and management
structures for the implementation of entrepreneurial activity, is
used for the purpose of producing competitive products and
providing services through the application of modern technologies,
and contributes to the effective activity and development of
entrepreneurs;
The activities of the Western Industrial Park and its management
and development shall be carried out by the Economic Zones
Development Agency (hereinafter referred to as the agency) under
the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan.
In order to ensure the implementation of design work for the
organization of the activities of the Western Industrial Park,
bringing its territory into a usable condition, and the creation of
external and internal infrastructure (electricity and heat energy,
gas, water, sewage, communications, transport, fire protection,
production-oriented, administrative, social, and other
infrastructure facilities), 500,000 manat ($294,000) has been
initially allocated to the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan from
the reserve fund of the President of Azerbaijan provided for in the
2026 state budget of Azerbaijan.
The Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to ensure the permanent
use of 81.8 hectares of land belonging to the category of
industrial, transport, communication, defense and other lands,
owned by the state-owned "Azeraluminium" LLC, located on the
Yevlakh highway in Ganja city and managed by the Azerbaijan
Investment Holding, for the operation of the Western Industrial
Park within three months, with the right to lease, and to change
the designation of 100 hectares of agricultural land located in the
territory of Konullu village of Shamkir district, owned by the
municipality, to the category of industrial, transport,
communication, defense and other lands, as well as to ensure the
necessary measures are taken to involve it in the operation of the
Western Industrial Park in accordance with the "Model regulations
on industrial parks" and other regulatory legal acts approved by
the Decree No. 865 of the President of Azerbaijan dated April 24,
2013, to inform the President of Azerbaijan about the
implementation of the measures provided for in this decree, and to
resolve other issues arising from this decree.
The Ministry of Economy was instructed to determine the priority
areas for industrial products produced and processed in the Western
Industrial Park, as well as the services provided, within two
months and inform the President of Azerbaijan, to assist the agency
in ensuring the creation of external and internal infrastructure
(electricity and heat energy, gas, water, sewage, communications,
transport, fire protection, production, administrative, social and
other infrastructure facilities) in the territory of the Western
Industrial Park and the provision of other services for the
effective implementation of entrepreneurial activity, and to take
necessary measures to resolve other issues arising from this
decree.
The Ministry of Finance has been directed to allocate funding as
outlined in the decree.
