What role does the regulator have to play in an environment where the airlines and the airports would all like to raise tariffs and expand business? Yashwant Bhave, Chairman, Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA),explains how his team determines tariffs and development fees, and why it is fair on everybody.
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Why a nice cooperative system isn’t working
Over the last three decades the industrial sector in India has reportedly quadrupled in size, no doubt providing several benefits. With World Water Day on 22 March, Janaki Krishnamoorthi explores why government efforts at creating cooperative wastewater treatment plants have failed, and explains why industries’ contribution in conservation will augment business opportunities.
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Professionalising urban water management
Professional project management approach can be the solution to sluggish implementation of urban water development and management, say V Nagadevara and TV Ramanayya.Demographers have estimated that urban populÂation in India is estimated to reach 600 million by 2031.
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The insurance industry is exploring take-out finance to fund infra projects
Both project and material risks are considered some of the highest in the infrastructure industries, yet infrastructure constitutes only 7 percent of the total general insurance.While the insurance firms in India cover most of the material risks,less tangible ones such as risks of overruns emerging from clearance delays are not insurable.
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Jharkhand transmission infra
Jharkhand plans to lay transmission lines at an investment of Rs 1,600 crore and has roped in PowerGrid Corporation of India (PGCIL) as consultant for the project.Key private power companies such as Reliance Power,Abhijit group, Adhunik group and the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) are expected to produce around 7,000 mw in the next 3-4 years.
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Board clears Rs 72 bn power projects
According to a company filing, the board of directors of PowerGrid Corp cleared an investment of Rs 3,201.44 crore for transmission system for phase-I generation projects in Jharkhand and West Bengal.The project is part of the Rs 7,209.65 crore investment proposal approved by the board.
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Logistics: The elusive industry status
There is an urgent need for measures to facilitate growth in ground logistics (warehousing, rail freight and cold chain logistics) and expects some solid reforms to be announced in this budget.
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The number of accounts getting restructured has increased dramatically
Restructuring is fast becoming a norm among infrastructure and power companies in particular. With a 30 per cent exposure within infrastructure to power, SBI has been acting on both restructuring as well as advising the government on what norms to adopt for discoms before finance.
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Go against the grain!
This year starts the Plan for a huge boost from the government to rural infrastructure. Private investors should not look at the immediate size of attractiveness of projects alone, but consider the multiplier effects.
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Rural commerce should be seen as the integrator
The concept has been suggested, but with a new fillip to rural infrastructure, can integration of various infra projects under an umbrella, which can be viability’s “go†signal, take off this year?