In its 12th Plan document, the Planning Commission has pitched for a regulator in the road sector in the country for determining tariff and service quality. There is no independent regulatory authority for country's roads and highways sector, the Commission said. The Commission said that there is a need for a regulator whose key functions should include tariff setting, regulation of service quality, assessment of concessionaire claims, collection and dissemination of sector information,
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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US business prospects in Indian infra sector
Infrastructure sector in India is on the edge of big jump and offers noteworthy investment opportunities for the US businesses and other investors, Planning Commission Member BK Chaturvedi has said. He asked American investors to have confidence in India and its market. Investment in India's infrastructure sector - which has been has been pegged at around $1 trillion over next five years - has high potential, not high risk, Chaturvedi said.
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HPCL mulls 9 mn t refinery at Barmer
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is exploring the option of setting up a 9 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) refinery at Barmer, Rajasthan in collaboration with its other partners.
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EPC road contracts RFQ for 4000 km
AK Upadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Roads, Transport & Highways in his inaugural address at the INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, announced that RFQs for 4000 km of road contracts would be
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Coal needs telecom treatment
The Comptroller & Auditor-General’s (CAG) report estimates a deemed loss to the exchequer of Rs 1.86 lakh crore because of non-competitive allotment of 149 coal blocks.
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Preventing blackouts: A step back in power distribution?
The future of power sector is linked with smart grid systems that would integrate energy infrastructure, processes, devices, information and markets into a coordinated and collaborative process that allows energy to be generated
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Smart thinking to smart action
There is plenty of stuff going on out there, and in theory India is not far behind, writes A Shivkamal. But can the nation realise the potential?
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Is smart grid the solution to blackouts?
For greater acceptability of smart systems in India, there is a need to tailor smart grid solutions to Indian conditions, define expected benefits of such solutions,
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Giving the digital edge
Adopting the right software solution in construction and infrastructure can help in schedule, cost saving and quality of the project, says Daya Kingston.
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Switching to sustainable power grids
Cities are becoming unsustainable as we tackle 21st century problems with 20th century infrastructure.