With a slight delay, which even required an extraordinary plenary session in August, but with the objective achieved. Chest has already provisionally approved its new general plan, which includes the large plot of land for industrial or logistics use that has attracted the interest of two of the world’s largest companies: Inditex And Tesla.
As EL ESPAÑOL has been able to verify, the City Council, after intense weeks of bureaucracy, has just sent to Valencian Generality all the documentation so that it is the autonomous administration which proceeds to the final approval of its new general plan.
It will then be possible to sell the plots of land in the polygon. La Ceja-Cañada Arena and develop the commercial initiative that finally welcomes this enormous and attractive business enclave, 1.5 million square meters.
Omicrono
The time available to the autonomous government of Carlos Mazon for the final approval it takes six months, but everything indicates that they will speed up the procedures, taking into account of the caliber of investments that the greater territory expects to receive.
It should be remembered that the environmental impact statement of this general plan was already being processed urgently when the Generalitat considered this action as a Strategic territorial project.
It is precisely the delays that have led to Edwards Life Sciences throw Cheste and choose Moncadabecause this company had a greater urgency since it did not need as much space. Its heart valve factory It fits into other enclaves, such as the one finally chosen in the Horta Nord region.
But the signatures of Amancio Ortega And Elon Muskwhose projects are large-scale, remains an option for the location. There is great secrecy about how the negotiations are progressing.
Since Tesla’s interest was disclosed and the company expressed its anger at the government of Ximo PuigPoliticians pout when asked about this.
Both Spanish Governmentlike the Generalitat Valenciana and the Cheste City Council They are keeping a resounding silence. The secrecy prevents us from knowing if they have already granted Tesla, Inditex or a third party any type of exclusivity on the space.
Mazón’s Executive also introduced a regulatory change to free large projects like the company’s from publicity and thus guarantee secrecy in relations with the administration.
So, after an apparent inactivity, Tesla can continue the battle for the precious lands. None of the sources consulted exclude for the moment that the American firm is involved in the fight.
Inditex has appeared
Inditex’s interest came later. The company, questioned on this subject by EL ESPAÑOL, neither confirms nor denies its desire to take over the space. It reminds this media that, as announced last March during the presentation of its annual results, it intends, in its growth strategy, to build the Valencian Community of two large distribution centers.
One will be for his young fashion brand Bershkaand another one, and for shoes Templewho manufactures its products in ElcheThe Inditex project would therefore be purely logistical, without production in Cheste.
Inditex, according to the real estate sources consulted, is considering several scenarios. The new industrial area of Cheste hosts the two projects of the multinational Amancio Ortegabut the company does not rule out implementing them in different locations.
Approval in plenary session of Cheste in August of its new general plan. EE
What seems difficult is that Inditex and Tesla coexist in Cheste, due to the large area that the American company and its potential suppliers would need.
The main obstacle for Inditex was the deadlines, but the availability of land in the latter part of this year makes it an option for its logistics development.
While it is true that Inditex aspired to operate in 2025 and that the industrial area is still underdeveloped, the sources consulted point out that there is the possibility of that the urbanization of the polygon and the construction develop simultaneously projects.
This has already been done in this way, and satisfactorily, with the large logistics centre which Lidl launched in Cheste five years ago.
Real estate gem
The land to be won is a real estate gem in an environment devoid of large areas. It has the best communications. It is at the crossroads between the motorway and the Mediterranean corridor to Europe, on the one hand; with the rail and road connection between Valencia and Madrid, on the other. And all this in half an hour Port of Valenciathe one with the highest container traffic in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Inditex option represents for landowners a solvent alternative with great guarantees to the Tesla project, which expressed its interest months before. They see it as a more solvent option, unaware of the stridency of the American firm.
But for public administrations, this second option is by far the preferred option, because it would mean the arrival in Spain of the world’s leading manufacturer of electric cars. in a context of decline in automobile production activityboth in the country and in autonomy.
The industrial and employment impact of Tesla’s arrival in the Valencian Community would be news with greater impactThis would make the province of Valencia the epicenter of automotive electrification after the arrival of PowerCothe Volkswagen subsidiary that will produce its battery cells for electric cars in the city.
Therefore, the investment that Tesla has to make to set up is also much higher, of approximately 5,000 million eurosThis is a very sensitive strategic decision for Elon Musk, which requires all the guarantees, especially in a scenario of doubts about the demand for electric cars.
Tesla also aspires to expand its factory in Germany. If that were the case, the investments in Spain would not be so necessary. But it is also true that it has encountered strong environmental opposition in the city of Greenheidewhich voted “no” to the expansion of its facilities during a non-binding consultation.
