New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): The Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nobumitsu Hayashi, led a delegation to the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) industrial park, Dholera Special Investment Region (Dholera SIR), Gujarat, immediately to overview the progress of India’s first and rising Semicon City and assess the fast-advancing greenfield and ‘Plug-and-Play’ industrial infrastructure ecosystem.
The go to comes at a time when India is witnessing unprecedented momentum in semiconductor manufacturing, with Dholera positioned on the forefront because the nation’s most bold greenfield good industrial metropolis, mentioned the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in a press launch.
During the go to, JBIC Governor Hayashi appreciated the world-class planning, infrastructure readiness and powerful governance framework of Dholera SIR. He expressed confidence in India’s semiconductor progress story and famous the speedy progress of the Tata Electronics Semiconductor Fabrication Facility.
He said that Dholera’s built-in programs, scalable utilities and future-ready infrastructure make it a globally aggressive vacation spot for superior electronics and semiconductor investments.
The go to started on the ABCD Building, Dholera’s administrative and command centre, the place the delegation reviewed the built-in planning framework, digital governance structure and centralised utility administration programs.
The delegation then visited main utility installations, together with the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), the Experience Centre and the Torrent Power 400 kV Substation, highlighting Dholera’s robust utility spine and readiness for superior manufacturing.
At the Tata Electronics Semiconductor Fabrication Facility in Dholera SIR, the delegation held discussions with Tata Group management and reviewed the 163-acre semiconductor fabrication plant being developed with an funding of Rs 91,000 crore in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), Taiwan.
The facility, India’s first business semiconductor fabrication plant, will begin manufacturing in 2027, manufacturing 50,000 wafers monthly throughout 110 nm to twenty-eight nm nodes and producing greater than 20,000 high-skilled jobs. JBIC Governor Hayashi expressed optimism that the undertaking would strengthen India-Japan technological collaboration and contribute to world semiconductor worth chains.
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), Rajat Kumar Saini, briefed the delegation on the important thing options of Dholera SIR. The Managing Director of the Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL), Shri Kuldeep Arya, together with officers from NICDC and DICDL, was additionally current.
Japanese corporations proceed to develop their presence throughout NICDC industrial cities, reflecting robust confidence in India’s manufacturing ecosystem.
The Toyota Group stays a serious contributor with investments throughout a number of NICDC nodes masking greater than 116 acres and exceeding Rs 1,700 crore.
The newest addition to the pipeline is NX Logistics India Private Limited, which has expanded operations from its 12.86-acre facility in Shendra (AURIC) to a brand new facility in Dholera, elevating its complete dedication to Rs 86 crore and creating 400 jobs.
Other Japanese corporations, together with Nippon Express, Nagata, Sango and Fuji Silvertech, are additionally scaling operations throughout logistics, element manufacturing and industrial infrastructure tasks.
Dholera Industrial City has emerged as a key vacation spot for strategic worldwide engagements exploring alternatives in superior manufacturing, semiconductors and good industrial ecosystems.
Recently, the Ambassador of Japan to India and Bhutan, Ono Keiichi, led a 70-member Japanese enterprise delegation representing sectors similar to semiconductors, electronics, equipment, infrastructure, logistics and monetary providers.
The go to strengthened Japan’s engagement and strengthened Dholera’s place as a most well-liked vacation spot for Japanese buyers. Earlier, the Vice Governor of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Jun Sasaki, together with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), visited Dholera on 04 September 2025 to discover collaboration alternatives in industrial growth and high-technology manufacturing.
Over the previous 12 months, Dholera has hosted delegations from JBIC, the Japan Chamber of Commerce, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), JICA, main Japanese companies and world buyers.
These engagements, together with steady discussions with Japanese corporations evaluating semiconductor, electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) and superior manufacturing alternatives, spotlight Dholera’s rising position in India-Japan industrial cooperation below the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP).
Dholera can be creating into an entire good industrial metropolis supported by strong social infrastructure. Key amenities below growth embody a 200-bed multispeciality hospital, an built-in faculty, a visitor home, a company resort, a world tent metropolis, a multi-cuisine meals courtroom and a fireplace station.
Private builders are progressing with residential and business tasks, together with a mixed-use advanced within the Activation Area with flats, retail and enterprise areas.
With speedy infrastructure growth, a powerful pipeline of world buyers and India’s most complete semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, Dholera is rising as a serious driver of India’s industrial transformation and a most well-liked hub for next-generation industries.
The go to of JBIC Governor Hayashi displays worldwide confidence in Dholera’s capabilities and its strengthening position in world and India-Japan semiconductor worth chains, the Ministry added within the launch. (ANI)