The challenges this year have had little to do with the availaĂÂbility of finance, but with the poor bankability of infrasĂÂtructure projects. The inability of the goĂÂveĂÂrnment to honour agreements (tariff increases, coal linkages, enĂÂviroĂÂnment clearanĂÂces,
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Infrascape 2012 | Highways: EPC will gain momentum next year
Highways have been largely on an upswing. We have awaĂÂrded-or set to award upon opening bids-4,500 km, and will be awarding a minimum of 3,000 km by the end of this fiscal. The industry has been gung ho about the sector,
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Infrascape 2012 | Rural roads: Modified EPC may be solution
Rural roads constituted over 84 per cent (2.65 million) of Indian Roads Network in 2010-11, and were constructed at the rate of 124 km per day. Around 80,195 km of rural roads were completed till March this year.
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Infrascape 2012 | Urban Infra: Needed A reformed JNNURM
Implementation of reforms still lacks pace under the scheme. Inflation and reduction in induĂÂstrial output have deceĂÂlerated infrastructure reforms. Only about 70 per cent of projects have been allotted against the target.
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Infrascape 2012 | Roads: Financing will be key
Efficient technical competĂÂence, quality management, resĂÂource mobilisation and control are factors that have contributed positively to the growth of the sector. The ambitious plans for development of infrastructure of the government
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IDFC to raise foreign currency borrowing
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) is planning to step up foreign currency borrowing. The company's foreign currency borrowings more than doubled through the year to Rs 4,131 crore,
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REC tax-free infra bonds
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) plans to raise up to Rs 500 crore through tax-free retail bonds in the last week of December. REC plans to raise about Rs 28,000-30,000 crore in this financial year.
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RBI eases IDF norms for NRIs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow eligible non-resident investors to invest, on a repatriation basis, in rupee and foreign currency denominated bonds issued by the Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) set up as non-banking financial companies.
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Piramal, IDFC, SNC-Lavalin JV
Ashok Piramal Group, IDFC Project Equity Fund and Canada's SNC-Lavalin Group have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop road and highway projects in a public-private partnership across the country.
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Fin Min increases FII limit
The Union Ministry of Finance has decided to increase the current limit of Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) investments in government securities by $5 billion raising the cap to $15 billion.