Industrial Parks Development Coorporation

About Us

The Industrial Parks Development Coorporation

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) was established in December 2014 as one of the public enterprises entrusted with accelerating Ethiopia’s industrialization efforts by providing domestic and foreign investors with integrated infrastructure.

IPDC has developed and is administering 13 industrial parks and one Free Trade Zone across Ethiopia. The parks are strategically located along the country's major development corridors, considering transportation and resource hubs.

With full support from the government, IPDC is emerging as a key driver of rapid industrialization, fostering manufacturing industries, accelerating economic transformation, and promoting investment for both domestic and foreign investors.

To facilitate both pre- and post-investment services, the corporation offers serviced industrial land, pre-built factory sheds equipped with comprehensive utilities, and infrastructure that meets international standards.

In collaboration with the Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ministry of Revenue, Customs Authority, Immigration and Nationality Service, and other key stakeholders, IPDC provides a seamless investment experience through a one-stop-shop service for investors seeking to establish operations in its world-class industrial parks.

Recently, the Ethiopian Investment Board designated 11 of the 13 parks developed and administered by IPDC as Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Mission | Vision | Values | Mandates

Mission

Committed to boost industrial parks development through the highest standards of professionalism; to drive industrialization, promote exports, substitute import, create employment opportunities, and ensure skill transfer. In doing so, the corporation plays its role in the country’s goal to achieve middle-income status.

Vision

To be an innovative and leading eco-industrial parks developer and operator in Africa.

Values

→ Highest level of integrity and professionalism

→ Learning organization

→ Concern to the environment

→ Effective and efficiency

→ Customer satisfaction

Mandates

→ Develop and administer Industrial Parks, lease developed land and lease and transfer, through sale, constructions thereon;

→ Prepare detailed national Industrial Parks Master plan based on the national special Master Plan, and serve as the industrial park land bank in accordance with the agreements concluded with regional governments;

→ In collaboration with the concerned bodies, ensure that necessary infrastructure is accessible to Industrial Park developers;

→ Outsource, though management contracts, when it is deemed necessary, the management of Industrial Parks;

→ Promote extensively the benefits of Industrial Parks and thereby attract investors to the parks;

→ In line with directives and policy guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance, sell and pledge bonds and negotiate and sign a loan agreement with local and international financial sources; and