Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, offers state of the art infrastructural facilities as a cost-effective solution for operational ease. The Zone offers 367 acres (145.80 hectares) of opportunity, offering world class infrastructure and support services. The Zone provides developed plots and Standard Design Factory (SDF) Complexes with all supportive facilities like in-house customs clearances, reliable power, water, state of the art Satellite Earth Station for software exporters etc.

A new Standard Design Factory (SDF-II) Complex was constructed in the zone at a cost of Rs.7.25 crores. This complex has 16 units of 550 sq mtr (approx) each with a total built up space of 1.0 lakh sft. (approx). An optic fibre link is being laid to benefit the Software Exporters. This complex is ideally suited for Software units especially the Call Centres.

An exclusive Gen & Jewellery Complex, in joint venture with a diamond processing unit in VSEZ, is taken up for construction. The cost of the project is Rs.13.00 crores. The Complex when completed will provide direct employment to 5000 skilled/semi-skilled workers. This Complex is expected to be ready shortly.

Facilities are provided to set up Export Oriented Industrial Units in the zone. The most important of them are the basic infrastructure facilities, supportive services and utilities necessary for the units. These include developed plots, built up space, power, water and telecom lines at nominal rates. Besides, in-house customs facilities and support services like Post Office, Banks, Executive Canteens, Courier, C&F Agents, Travel Agents, Xerox etc., are also available within the zone premises.

The Zone is an ideal enclave for setting up of industries for manufacture, processing, trading, software and IT enabled services etc. Availability of high potent managerial, technical and skilled manpower along with other supporting services like the banking, hospitality, economic housing, education and health care facilities stand as a boon to the entrepreneurs.

• 75% in the 1st year,
• 50% in the 2nd year and
• 25% in the 3rd year.

Hence, the unit will have to pay full rentals only from the 4th year onwards. 

A separate block in the Standard Design Factory (SDF) Complex is exclusively earmarked for Software units. Built-up space is provided in the range of 5000 sqft (approximately) and above in the SDF Complex-I. The tariff is Rs375/- per sqm/annum with a liberal concession of

• 50% in the 1st year,

• 40% in the 2nd year and

• 25% in the 3rd year.

Hence, the unit will have to pay full rentals only from the 4th year onwards.

Apart from BSNL network, communication facilities like landlines and mobile services extended by several private operators are also available.

The Zone offers connectivity according to the requirements of the Software Export units. A state-of-the-art 01F2 Earth Station is commissioned in VSEZ approved by the INTELSAT OPERATING SYSTEM (IOC) which will support both uplinking and downlinking from VSEZ itself. The Earth Station provides Softlink, Softpoint and Softcon facilities. Software Technology Parks Of India (STPI) monitors the Satellite Earth Station and offers round the clock technical support to the units.