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Interviews
Interview with Rajiv Mundhra: “The PPP model has not been as successful in India compared to the EPC model”
The construction industry is expected to witness significant opportunity in the coming years. The government is planning to spend $60 billion on infrastructure in the current fiscal year. Given the strong government spending, companies are […]
Airports
Maintaining their Lead: Performance and expansion plans of PPP airports
The privatisation of Indian airports started in 2000, with the Cochin International Airport being the first to be privatised. At present, there are five privately managed international airports in the country, developed through public-private partnerships […]
Spotlight
New Game Plan: NITI Aayog sets development agenda for the next three years
Recently, in April 2017, NITI Aayog released a three-year action agenda laying out India’s development strategy. Infrastructure is a key component of the action plan which is for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20. For infrastructure, […]
Railways
Increasing Interest: PPPs in railways gain momentum
Despite the slow uptake of the public private partnership (PPP) model in the railway sector, the past few years have marked several milestones in PPP-based rail projects. In 2015-16, Indian Railways (IR) generated private investments […]
Roads & Bridges
Highway Toll Indexation: Does it need a relook?
The National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) was introduced in 1998 and provided a new trajectory for road development in India. In the initial phases of the NHDP, public funding was the default mode, till public-private […]
Special Section
Upcoming Airports: Successful bidding of Mopa; plans in place for Dholera
Recent years have seen a growing need for the development and augmentation of air connectivity to both existing and newly developed regions and industrial zones. Two examples are the proposed Dholera international airport in Gujarat […]
Spotlight
Need of the Hour: Providing funds for creation of quality infrastructure is a must
Infrastructure development in India requires about $1 trillion worth of investments in the coming years. However, attracting funds of this magnitude is a major challenge, owing to persistent sector-specific problems. In the past, issues pertaining […]
Airports
Expansion Drive: AAI’s initiatives to increase capacity and improve facilities at airports
Airport development in India primarily comes under the purview of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). […]
Infrastructure Finance
New Source of Funds: NIIF offers long-term investors sizeable investment opportunity
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has the potential to become a major vehicle for channelling domestic and foreign long-term capital into the infrastructure sector. […]
Airports
Need for Expansion: Performance review across PPP airports and recent initiatives
Airport development in India has undoubtedly been one of the few sectors where the public-private partnership (PPP) model has exhibited positive results. […]
Telecom
Ram Sewak Sharma: “A countrywide public Wi-Fi grid can be transformational”
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 […]
Interviews
Raghav Chandra: “The highway sector has stimulated economic growth across all infrastructure sectors”
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 […]
Interviews
Jyoti Arora: “A major opportunity for private participation lies in the transmission and distribution segments”
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 […]
Interviews
S.B. Nayar: “Amidst constrained bank financing capacity, institutions like IIFCL have a greater role to play”
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 […]
Roads & Bridges
Trends and Outlook: Array of initiatives revive stakeholder interest
The road sector has undoubtedly started showing signs of recovery after a slowdown lasting almost three years. […]
Infrastructure Finance
Better Prospects: Investor confidence gradually returning with various initiatives
While infrastructure financing remained subdued during the past year, stressed advances to the sector declined. […]
Railways
Recent Developments: Exploring new areas of growth
In the past year, the railway sector posted an increase in capacity, both in terms of commissioning of new lines as well as electrification of existing ones. […]
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