The project’s financing, construction, stakeholder participation and implementation roadmap are being advanced under the hybrid annuity model. Rail freight corridor operator, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFCCIL), has pledged its commitment to advancing the implementation roadmap of the East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor (EWDFC) to support India’s economic growth and logistics competitiveness. “DFCCIL...
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Will the Road construction target be achieved in 2023-24?
The road sector is suffering from immobility! Surprised? The road sector is suffering from immobility! Surprised? Let us say that it has landed in a standstill spot. Its ability to construct beyond 40 km per day is probably 15% as the rate at which we have seen the construction get executed has always been between...
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¨Raising large-scale infra funds is a difficult task¨
While the government and the RBI have eased norms and pushed for financing opportunities, actual benefits will take time to trickle down, says Vishwas Udgirkar, Senior Director, Deloitte India.
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Infra trust fund on its way
Under the finance ministry's new announcement, the revenues of a project will be transferred to the trust, which will then issue units to investors. Shilpi Aggarwal says the government is seeking innovative financing solutions for infrastructure.
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SAIL chief moots special funding institution for steel sector
There is an urgent need to set up dedicated financing institutions for the steel sector in order to attain the target of 300 mn t steel annually by 2020-25, CS Verma, Chairman and Managing Director of SAIL said. It may be recalled that India set a target to achieve annual steel production of 300 million tonne (mn t) by 2020
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Tata Steel expects phase I of steel project by March 2014
Tata Steel expects to operationalise three million tonne steel plant in the first phase of its six million tonne greenfield steel project at Kalinga Nagar, by March 2014. This is despite the fact that the company has not been able to get raw material security for the project as allotments of mines are yet to come through. The project is co
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Rs 15 bn take-out finance
It is learnt that between 2009 and December 2011, the country witnessed take-out financing deals worth Rs 1,500 crore. India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) has closed deals worth Rs 4,000 crore this year,
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Task force for airport proj
A task force on financing plan for development of airports has been constituted under the Chairmanship of a member of Planning Commission.
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IRFC bond issue
In order to fund the acquisition of rolling stock and financing capacity enhancement, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) expects to raise Rs 6,300 crore from its ongoing tax-free bond issue.
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Credit ratings: Need for a different rating mechanism
Conventional investment credit ratings-typically lower than desirable for infrastructure projects-constrain financing infrastructure investments in India, says Dhruba Purkayastha. So should the methodology be revisited?
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