The State Investment and Development Company and DIAMO have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop the Strategic Business Park Lazy

The revitalization of the former Lazy Mine site in the Karviná region is starting to take shape. With the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the State Investment and Development Company (SIRS) and the state-owned enterprise DIAMO, preparations for the Lazy Strategic Business Park are now in full swing. The aim is to attract investors who will bring technologically advanced production to the region. The project will be implemented in the form of a joint venture, which will ensure the effective use of state funds.

The former Lazy mining complex in the Moravian-Silesian Region will be transformed into a modern business park. Representatives of the State Investment and Development Company (SIRS) and the state-owned company DIAMO confirmed this by signing a memorandum of cooperation. This document is a follow-up to an earlier agreement between the two partners. Based on a joint review, this location was selected as a priority for further development of the region in accordance with the state’s economic strategy.

“The signing of the memorandum is a key milestone that confirms the strategic importance of the Lazy site for the future of the entire region. A facility meeting the highest environmental and technological standards will be built on a brownfield site burdened by many years of black coal mining. By signing the memorandum, we are sending a clear message to potential investors that the Moravian-Silesian Region is fully prepared for investments with high added value, and the preliminary interest of several of them confirms the feasibility of the concept,” says Zbyněk Pokorný, CEO of the State Investment and Development Company.

Sufficient capacity even for the most demanding operations

The revitalization of brownfield stretching over an area of 70 hectares will create a large area for modern manufacturing and technological facilities. Thanks to its strategic location with direct access to the motorway network, existing railway siding, and high-capacity utility networks, the former coal mine site meets all the requirements for the most technologically advanced manufacturing. As a result, several thousand new, skilled, and above-average-paying jobs are expected to be created in the area.

“The Lazy mining complex offers great potential for future use, whether for industrial production or environmentally sustainable projects, not only because of its connection to transport infrastructure, but also because of the existence of high-capacity grids. The signing of the memorandum confirms the ongoing process of preparing the Strategic Business Park Lazy, drawing on the experience and skills of both organizations,” says Ludvík Kašpar, director of the state-owned company DIAMO.

The project will be carried out in the form of a joint venture between the State Investment and Development Company and the state-owned company DIAMO. This model of cooperation was chosen with the aim of ensuring the most economical and efficient use of state funds. It will enable the remediation and reclamation process to be closely linked to the requirements of future strategic investors, thus avoiding unnecessary costs. The Czech government has included the financing of the preparation of the Lazy site among its priority projects in its Resolution No. 401/2025.

Preparations are already underway

Just like other brownfields, the Lazy Mine site needs to go through a major revitalization. The goal of this process is to clean up the environmental damage from mining, remove unnecessary buildings, and get the site ready for new, modern use. These steps are currently underway at the site. Currently, the settlement of property rights obligations is being finalized at the site. This will be followed by a thorough engineering-geological survey to assess the load-bearing capacity of the subsoil for technologically demanding uses. At the same time, the remediation and demolition plan will be updated to ensure effective preparation of the site for future investors. This fall, the state agency CzechInvest plans to actively offer this site to potential investors. Likewise, preparations are already underway for the presentation of a new concept for the use of the site to investors at the largest real estate exhibition, ExpoReal, in Munich, which will take place in October.