Infrastructure finance India

Bridging Funding Gaps: Emerging trends in infrastructure financing

July 7, 2025

The infrastructure financing sector in India has evolved significantly, driven by financial and policy support. Greater policy clarity has attracted strong interest from various lender classes and stakeholders have become more mature. Additionally, financing instruments […]

Public Route: Post-IPO performance of select renewable energy companies

June 8, 2025

A positive macroeconomic environment, rising market liquidity and optimistic investor confidence have been some of the key factors behind the record number of initial public offering (IPO) listings in India in recent years. According to […]

Small Steps, Big Benefits: Wider adoption of surety bonds to expedite infrastructure development

May 6, 2025

Surety bonds, serving as a risk management tool, have been welcomed by the industry as a potential game changers for infrastructure development. They cater to the sector’s long standing need for alternatives to conventional bank […]

Promises to Progress: Bridging the climate finance gap for developing countries

April 7, 2025

By Anvesha Thakker, Partner, Business Consulting and National Industry Lead, Clean Energy, KPMG in India According to the Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2024 report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), annual investments in climate […]

Focus on Infrastructure: Key highlights of Union Budget 2025-26

March 5, 2025

By K. Ravichandran, Executive Vice-President and Chief Ratings Officer, ICRA Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has maintained a healthy budgetary outlay towards capital expenditure (capex) at Rs 11.2 trillion in the […]

Financing the Transition: India’s path towards carbon markets

March 4, 2025

The carbon market’s role in project financing has evolved significantly, offering multiple pathways for capital deployment in emission reduction initiatives. The primary mechanism operates through the direct sale of carbon credits, where project developers receive […]

Bond Financing: Banks make a series of issuances to fund infrastructure growth

February 4, 2025

Bond Financing Banks make a series of issuances to fund infrastructure growth Indian commercial banks have been actively issuing bonds. Amid slow growth in deposits and rising credit demand, banks are now seeking alternative funding […]

Evolving Funding Landscape: Investment opportunities in infrastructure and real estate

December 3, 2024

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have become a widely recognised financial instrument for investing in real estate assets, including commercial and residential properties, as well as infrastructure assets such as transmission lines, roads, power stations, […]

IPO Surge: Indian infrastructure market bucks the global trend

November 7, 2024

The global equity market has experienced recurring periods of stagnation amidst geopolitical tensions. This volatility has led to increased caution in new offerings among global market players. In contrast, the Indian initial public offering (IPO) […]

Views of Pramod Rao: “SEBI is actively pursuing initiatives in the InvIT and REIT space”

October 7, 2024

At present, over 30 infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and small and medium REITs (SM REITs) have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The regulations governing […]

Capital Flows: Diverse funding avenues driving infrastructure development

September 24, 2024

India’s infrastructure development requires various sources of financing to maintain its dynamic growth trajectory. Financing has traditionally come from budgetary support by the central and state governments or from commercial banks. India’s focus on infrastructure […]

Interview with Dr P.R. Jaishankar: “IIFCL has strategically expanded into new sectors”

September 23, 2024

The road ahead looks promising for infrastructure financing. A number of alternative and long-term funding avenues are being explored. These, along with bank lending and international loans, have kept up the pace of infrastructure development. […]

Funding Uptick: Key developments in the infrastructure finance sector

September 23, 2024

Over the past year, India has remained committed to infrastructure asset creation by leveraging innovative sources such as bonds and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). Non-banking financial companies and developmental institutions have become active in the […]

Changing Funding Landscape: InvITs and green financing gain traction

September 22, 2024

The infrastructure financing landscape has undergone a substantial evolution, driven by financial and policy support. It has further benefited from the expanding role of global funds, and the offtake of infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). Moreover, […]

Financing Trends: Rising infrastructure investments drive demand for long-term credit

September 21, 2024

K. Ravichandran, Executive Vice President and Chief Rating Officer, ICRA Infrastructure credit in India has nearly doubled in the past decade to about Rs 30.7 trillion as of March 2024. While banks traditionally dominated this […]

India’s infrastructure landscape is evolving dynamically, with investment patterns shifting to accommodate emerging sectors alongside traditional ones. Historically, the majority of the capital was predominantly directed towards conventional infrastructure sectors such as energy, roads, airports, […]

Financing Pitfalls: Implications of RBI’s draft guidelines

June 27, 2024

Following the global financial crisis in 2008 and the cancellation of 2G telecom and coal mining licences, several infrastructure projects in India were brought to a standstill, thus negatively affecting bank balance sheets. In 2012-13, […]

Sustainable Investing: NIIF’s role in national development

May 31, 2024

By Prasad Gadkari, Chief Strategy Officer & Saurabh Suneja, Director, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund India’s economic landscape is rapidly transforming, driven by a strong push in infrastructure development. India’s GDP is expected to grow […]