Gia Lai approves $184-mln wind power project for VinEnergo

Gia Lai is accelerating its transition towards a green economy, positioning itself as a strategic link in the Central Highlands’ sustainable value chain through large-scale agriculture, renewable energy expansion and upgraded connectivity infrastructure.

Businesses across Gia Lai province have sharply increased production following the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday, with more than 90% of workers returning and many factories operating near full capacity.

Gia Lai has reached a historic benchmark with coffee export earnings hitting 1.5 billion USD, marking a major breakthrough for the province’s key agricultural sector. 

As Vietnam enters a new phase of development and seeks to strengthen the global competitiveness of its companies, the trajectory of enterprises that have proactively integrated into international markets offers important lessons.

As Tet approaches, Sơn Lang commune in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province enters its busiest weeks of the year, with vivid orange and yellow orchards drawing traders and visitors to one of the region’s most productive citrus hubs.

Work continued throughout the Lunar New Year on two of the province’s most critical infrastructure projects, the Quy Nhơn - Pleiku Expressway and the second runway at Phù Cát Airport, as the contractors intensified efforts to avert schedule slippage from the first days of the year.

Gia Lai province has rolled out an ambitious plan to accelerate the transition of household businesses into enterprises, positioning the private sector as a core engine of economic growth.

Community leaders and respected village figures in western Gia Lai province are emerging as key drivers of local economic growth, using their own household successes to encourage ethnic minority communities to adopt more sustainable and productive farming models.

Gia Lai province is emerging as one of Vietnam’s most assertive adopters of digital transformation, rolling out AI tools, upgrading administrative systems, and investing heavily in digital infrastructure as part of the national strategy to modernize government and accelerate economic development.

Gia Lai attracted a record VND 159.874 trillion (about USD 6.2 billion) in registered investment capital in 2025, exceeding the targets and marking its highest annual inflow to date, as authorities intensify efforts to position the province as a competitive and sustainable investment destination.

Vietnamese consumers are increasingly turning to online platforms to prepare for the Lunar New Year, with e-commerce and social media reshaping traditional Tet shopping habits, from festive foods to ornamental flowers and household goods.

Vietnam secured nine places in TIME magazine’s 2026 list of the Asia-Pacific’s top 500 companies, with Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) emerging as one of the most notable entrants following a dramatic financial turnaround.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, authorities and businesses in Gia Lai are framing 2026 as a decisive year to anchor long-term, sustainable development, with a focus on agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and governance reform.

Unfavorable weather, rising production costs and weakening consumer demand have cast an unusually subdued mood over the apricot-growing hubs of An Nhơn Đông and An Nhơn Bắc, where growers say the 2026 Bính Ngọ Lunar New Year market is the bleakest in years.

Gia Lai farmers in Vietnam are accelerating a shift from commercial coffee to specialty-grade Robusta as demand for premium beans grows domestically and abroad. The transition is reshaping harvesting and processing practices across the province as producers pursue stricter quality standards.

The National Assembly’s adoption of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on December 11, 2025, outlining mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026-2030 period, is being regarded as a timely and strategically important decision.

Residents in Đak Đoa commune have voluntarily cleared crops and dismantled structures to hand over land for the Quy Nhơn-Pleiku Expressway, significantly accelerating site-clearance progress for the national transport project.

Gia Lai province on January 30 announced the full commercial operation of the Ia Pech and Ia Pech 2 wind power projects, officially bringing all turbines online and supplying electricity to Vietnam’s national grid at maximum capacity.

Gia Lai province is accelerating the development of green, circular and ecological industrial parks as part of its long-term strategy to align economic growth with environmental protection and improved social welfare.

Vietnam on Monday launched its inaugural Spring Fair 2026 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center, an event Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said would help strengthen confidence and drive economic momentum ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Four state-owned rubber companies in Gia Lai province reported robust business performance in 2025 at a conference held on Jan. 30 at Mang Yang Rubber One Member Limited Liability Company in Đak Đoa commune.

Traditional craft villages across Gia Lai province are undergoing significant adaptation and innovation to meet stricter market demands, enabling heritage products to compete more effectively in a modern economy.

Gia Lai province is intensifying administrative and financial reforms to expand private-sector growth after a sharp rise in new business formations and strong contributions to local economic output, according to provincial authorities.

Diên Hồng Ward’s authorities has approved an auction for leases of 73 stalls at its food street and night market, according to Decision No. 31/QD-UBND issued on January 15, 2026.