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“Solar power has come of age”: Interview with EESL’s Rajat Sud

February 3, 2021

Decentralised solar power plants can be a viable and attractive proposition for discoms, believes Rajat Sud, managing director, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The company has installed 77 MW of decentralised solar capacity till date […]

Views of Nitin Gadkari: “We plan to construct over 50,000 km of roads over the next five years”

January 20, 2021

The government has envisaged making India a $5 trillion economy within five years. It has also planned infrastructure investments of Rs 111 trillion during the five-year period 2020-25 under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). Such […]

Views of Dilip Kumar Gupta: “SDCL’s business model involves long-term development-oriented equity investment”

January 5, 2021

At a recent conference organised by India Infrastructure, Dilip Kumar Gupta, managing director and director (projects), Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL), discussed the investment requirements and financing model of the Sagarmala programme, the role of […]

Views of Nitin Jairam Gadkari: “It is time for stakeholders in the road sector to be more optimistic about the future”

August 14, 2020

Infrastructure growth is extremely important for the development of our country. In order to generate industrial investment, we need good infrastructure across the water, power, transportation and communication segments. Creating employment is the biggest challenge […]

Views of D.K. Sarraf: “Gas is going to be the preferred fuel across industries and consumers globally and in India”

August 13, 2020

The city gas distribution (CGD) segment has witnessed a plethora of noteworthy developments in the past few years. More than 150 new geographical areas (GAs) have been awarded during last two years particularly under the […]

Views of R.K. Pandey: “We are targeting the award of about 4,500 km and construction of around 4,000 km during 2020-21”

August 13, 2020

The road sector has witnessed significant progress in the past few years. The launch of the BharatmalaPariyojana has further heightened activity in the sector, both in terms of award as well as execution of projects. […]

Views of Tarun Kapoor: “India is one of the largest primary energy consuming countries in the world”

August 12, 2020

India is one of the largest primary energy consuming countries in the world. At present, its primary energy basket is dominated by coal and oil. However, the government envisions increasing the share of gas in […]

Views of S.N. Sahai: “It is the discoms that carry the bulk of the burden”

August 12, 2020

At the recent states’ power and renewable energy ministers’ conference – the first ever to be held virtually – important measures to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the power sector as well as reform […]

Views of Rajiv Ranjan Mishra: “The NMCG is developing a model policy document for reuse of treated wastewater”

August 12, 2020

With India’s urban population expected to grow from 377 million in 2011 to over 600 million by 2030, there is a greater need to ensure that development is sustainable. This will need the successful management of […]

Views of Vinod Kumar Yadav: “IR is undergoing massive transformation to improve its freight operations”

August 12, 2020

With freight trains operational throughout the lockdown period, Indian Railways (IR) emerged as a lifeline, transporting essential items across the length and breadth of the country. Also, as passenger services remained curtailed due to Covid-19, […]

Views of Hardeep Singh Puri: “Drones are expected to occupy an important space in our civil aviation”

August 12, 2020

The Vande Bharat Mission was launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in May 2020 with the aim of evacuating Indian nationals stranded in various foreign countries, owing to restrictions on air travel amidst […]

Views of Aniruddha Kumar: “There is a healthy demand for domestic solar modules”

August 11, 2020

Covid-19 has disrupted solar supply chains and delayed project commissioning across the country. The recent standoff with China has further exacerbated the issue and raised concerns regarding the dependence of the Indian solar industry on […]

Views of D. Thara: “There is a need to focus on the entire water value chain”

August 11, 2020

Increasing water demand due to rising population, and rapid urbanisation and industrialistion has fuelled the water crisis in the country. Many cities in India are already facing high water stress. Not only have groundwater levels […]

Views of Arvind Singh: “Technology adoption has been fast paced at Indian airports”

August 11, 2020

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been taking remarkable initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure that medical supplies reach all parts of the country. Besides, the authority has been doing fairly well in […]

Interview with Baldeo Purushartha: “The pipeline is huge and brimming with opportunities”

August 10, 2020

Covid-19 has had unprecedented consequences for the world as well as the Indian economy. The infrastructure sectors too have not been spared. The government has been proactive in its response to minimise the impact of […]

Views of Sarvesh Singh: “Working in the hinterland was not easy”

August 10, 2020

The BharatNet project is one of the strongest pillars of the Digital India programme and, once completed, it will be instrumental in bridging the country’s digital divide. At a recent India Infrastructure conference, Sarvesh Singh […]

Views of Anshu Prakash: “Telecom has become central to India’s development story”

August 10, 2020

Today, India is the world’s second largest telecom market, contributing richly to the country’s socio-economic development and playing a critical role in keeping the economy running digitally during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a recently organised […]

Interview with P.R. Jaishankar: “The future of infrastructure financing lies in the bond market”

August 9, 2020

The infrastructure sector needs innovative financing instruments besides traditional bank credit. Development financing will play a crucial role in meeting the long-term funding needs of the sector. The migration from direct term lending to relay […]

Interview with Abhay Kumar Singh: “The impact of COVID-19 on hydro projects has overall been limited”

July 11, 2020

NHPC Limited, the country’s largest hydropower generation company with a portfolio of more than 7 GW, has adapted suitably to the new normal of COVID times. While ensuring that its operational projects continue to run efficiently […]

Views of Vinod Kumar Yadav: “IR is gearing up towards taking a quantum jump in infrastructure development”

August 9, 2019

In the past five years, the railway sector has seen incremental improvement but now it is gearing up towards taking a quantum jump in infrastructure development. In the next ten years, we are looking towards […]