Interviews Archives - Page 7 of 7 - Indian Infrastructure

Interview with Rajat Mukarji: “Idea will remain nimble, agile and adaptive”

July 2, 2017

The past one year has been a challenging one for the incumbents in the Indian telecom sector as profitability took a serious hit following the entry of a new player and its offer of free […]

Interview with Anil Diggikar: “The past year has been excellent for JNPT in terms of performance and efficiency”

June 4, 2017

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is the country’s biggest container handling port. It accounts for a 41 per cent share in total port traffic handled in the state. The past year has been an […]

Interview with Ravi Uppal: “There is a lot of headroom to grow power capacity”

June 3, 2017

Coal-based power should not be marginalised, believes Ravi Uppal, managing director and group chief executive officer, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL). In a recent interview, he spoke in detail about the key issues that […]

Interview with Dr Brijesh Dixit: “There is no hurdle which will impact the timely completion of the project”

May 6, 2017

A metro rail project is of utmost relevance for a city like Nagpur which is experiencing an ever-increasing volume of traffic. The 38 km metro system, being developed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO), […]

“Need for fair and equal opportunities”: Interview with L&T Power’s Shailendra Roy

January 10, 2017

Power major L&T Power had a fairly good year with order inflows of Rs 28 billion from Indian and overseas markets. Its order book is likely to grow further with orders expected to be placed […]

Ram Sewak Sharma: “A countrywide public Wi-Fi grid can be transformational”

August 12, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been instrumental in aligning the interests of the industry with those of the government. It has actively engaged all the stakeholders through consultation processes on various issues […]

Dr J.N. Singh: “We cannot emphasise enough the importance of energy security, particularly that of gas”

August 12, 2016

The Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) is a diversified oil and gas company that operates in the upstream, midstream as well as downstream segments directly or through its subsidiaries. GSPC’s operations are spread across the […]

Raghav Chandra: “The highway sector has stimulated economic growth across all infrastructure sectors”

August 12, 2016

At a recent conference on “Revitalising Public-Private Partnerships [PPPs] in Infrastructure”, organised by India Infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) Raghav Chandra, spoke about the learning from the PPP experience in the past […]

Jyoti Arora: “A major opportunity for private participation lies in the transmission and distribution segments”

August 12, 2016

Private sector participation in India’s power sector has been increasing continuously since the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2003. Ministry of Power’s (MoP) Jyoti Arora, spoke at a recent conference organised by India Infrastructure on […]

Upendra Tripathy: “Land availability is not an issue for the solar segment”

August 12, 2016

At a recent India Infrastructure conference on “Solar Power in India”, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Upendra Tripathy, spoke about the country’s preparedness for achieving the 100 GW solar power target, the key […]

Dr G. Mohapatra: “Traffic growth projections of 12.1 per cent over the next five years augur well for the sector”

August 11, 2016

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is continuously striving to improve the airport and air navigation system (ANS) infrastructure in the country. With a steady increase in traffic growth, capacity augmentation plans have been put […]

S.B. Nayar: “Amidst constrained bank financing capacity, institutions like IIFCL have a greater role to play”

August 1, 2016

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) has been assuming a greater role and gaining importance in the infrastructure financing space over the past few years. Under the leadership of S.B. Nayar, several sweeping changes in […]

Suresh Prabhu: “For 2016-17, our target is to spend Rs 1.21 lakh crore as capex, 34 per cent higher than in 2015-16”

August 1, 2016

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, union minister for railways, shared his views on the performance of the sector in the “Two Year Performance Report” released by the ministry… […]

Dr A.K. Verma: “UDAY is the most phenomenal and comprehensive power sector reform across the globe”

August 1, 2016

The power sector in the country has made tremendous progress over the past few years, especially in the generation and transmission segments. The central government is currently focusing its attention on reforming the distribution segment. […]

Rajive Kumar: “Providing efficient connectivity to all ports is a focus area”

August 1, 2016

The past one year has been an important one for the maritime sector. […]

Pravir Krishna: “There is a lot of hope and optimism in the port sector”

August 1, 2016

Private sector participation in the Indian port sector has made significant headway. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are steadily becoming the preferred mode of investment for the sector. […]

Views of Christian Cravedi: “The oil and gas market in India is stable and well managed”

July 1, 2016

In a recent interview with Indian Infrastructure, Christian Cravedi, Senior Vice President and Head of Oil Gas and Chemicals, India Middle East and Africa, ABB shared his views on key trends and technologies relevant to Indian oil and gas companies, challenges in deployment and outlook for the oil and gas sector. […]

Arun Lakhani: Chairman and Managing Director, Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited

May 1, 2016

In a recent interview with Indian Infrastructure, Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited’s chairman and managing director, Arun Lakhani, spoke about the potential of wastewater recycle and reuse in India, key initiatives undertaken in this area by the company, experience with 24×7 water supply projects, key challenges and future plans. […]

Interview with G. Suresh: “The majority of upcoming projects may be awarded on EPC basis”

January 30, 2016

The financing scenario in the road sector continues to look grim. An increased focus on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode has stepped up the need for government funds. That said, bond financing has […]