Several Zhuhai districts have been accelerating the construction of industry 5.0 space projects, adhering to the city's "Industry First" strategy, and injecting new vitality to local development.

Fifteen enterprises worth more than 7.5 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) have signed deals to settle in Doumen District's Fushan Industrial Park, covering a total floor area of more than 580,000 square meters (143 acres).

As of Dec 23, Fushan Industrial Park has welcomed more than 50 industrial 5.0 space projects which take up over 1.4 million sq m (346 acres) of space., The projects account for 94 percent of factories built this year, surpassing its target of 80 percent occupancy.

Of note, Doumen District People's Government, Zhuhai Da Heng Qin Group, and Yaoling (Guangdong) New Energy Technology signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on Dec 23 to build a demonstration zone in Doumen focusing on the carbon-neutrality industry.

The three parties will set up a special research institute, build a carbon peaking and carbon-neutrality economic demonstrative zone, as well as establish a fund for the development of silicon energy.

Fushan Industrial Park has been chosen to be the initial zero-carbon demonstrative industrial park. It will become the first of its kind in Zhuhai. In addition, the apartment area in East Er'wei Area in Doumen will be the city's first zero-carbon industrial living town.

Rendering of the north area of the Gechuang Yungu project in Jinwan [Photo courtesy WeChat account: zhuhaifabu]

In Jinwan district, the northern area of Gechuang Yungu project is Zhuhai's first industry 5.0 space project that completed investment attraction and started operation immediately after finishing construction. It is located north of 5th Dingwan Road and west of Shengli Road in Sanzao Town near Zhuhai (Jinwan) Airport.

This 910-million-yuan ($131-million) project covers a total area of 76,300 sq m (18.9 acres) and floorage of 227,300 sq m (56 acres). It will give priority to the development of intelligent energy management, low carbon energy saving equipment, and power electronic devices.

Shenzhen Fenda Technology will build a new intelligent hardware industry base there and is expected to generate an annual output value of 5 billion yuan ($718 million) in three years and create nearly 10,000 job opportunities. The enterprise has planned to invest 2 billion yuan ($287 million) into Jinwan district and strives to become a listed enterprise there.

Elsewhere in Nanping, Xiangzhou District, Xiangzhou Innovation Harbor will finish total construction in the end of 2023. The 3.2-billion-yuan ($459.7-million) project has an area of 87,000 sq m (21.5 acres) and floorage of 500,000 sq m (124 acres). Upon operation, it is set to achieve a total annual output value of 2.3 billion yuan ($330.4 million) and taxation of more than 120 million yuan ($17 million).

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Logistics Park in Hezhou New Area has started phase-one construction by installing the park's steel structures. The 143,100-sq-m park will be built in two phases, with an investment of 1 billion yuan ($144 million).

The first phase of this project, which includes import supervision and bonded warehouses as well as customs supervision sites, is expected to start initial operation in the first quarter of 2023.