Is the Taiwanese technology park in Miekinia twice as large as originally planned?

Michał Jaros, Deputy Minister of Development and Technology, announced that investors from Taiwan are currently interested in an area of approximately 280 hectares.

A meeting of representatives from the central government, local governments, and institutions involved in preparing for this investment took place on Monday (August 10) at the Provincial Office in Wrocław. The challenges are very specific: these include electricity, water, gas, streamlining the process of granting work permits for foreign specialists, and a single coordinating institution that would guide the investor through the entire process—all so that the investment can be completed within 20 months.

There is work to be done, but there is also much to strive for. This is because high-tech investments—such as semiconductors, mobile technologies, and technologies supporting the development of artificial intelligence—are set to be located in Miekinia.

What exactly? We’ll most likely find out this fall. The investor is the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA)—an association representing over 3,000 companies, mainly from the electronics industry. As Deputy Minister Jaros emphasized, TEEMA accounts for 25 percent of Taiwan’s GDP.

“We’re bringing electronics back to Europe. It’s happening today, right here in Lower Silesia—in Miękinia, in Wrocław, and in the Środa Śląska County.” said the deputy minister.

Interestingly, the largest corporation in TEEMA is Foxconn—the company on which the Polish government is pinning its hopes for reviving the Polish electric car project. ElectroMobility Poland has entered into a strategic partnership with Foxconn. The result of this collaboration is expected to be the launch of an electric car factory in Jaworzno (Silesian Voivodeship).

During a conference held at the Provincial Office in Wrocław, it was stated several times that geopolitical realities are inexorable, but sometimes they also present us with an opportunity. And this opportunity must be seized now. These geopolitical realities, of course, refer to the threat of a Chinese invasion looming over Taiwan. It is real enough that the local industry is taking the relocation of parts of its business very seriously—and is not delaying its decisions. In Miękinia, near Wrocław, TEEMA may find a safe haven.

For this to happen, further support for this investment is needed at the national level. (So far, the municipality of Miekinia has borne the largest costs—those related to site preparation.)

Sources of financing will be essential for these large investments—sometimes amounting to billions—which will kickstart the entire Wrocław metropolitan area. Cooperation will be essential, because time is running out. As Wrocław, and as the local governments of the Wrocław Metropolitan Area, we declare our readiness to cooperate on this (project—ed.)—emphasized Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław.