CRISIL Research estimates that the first 75 operational highway projects tendered under the toll-operate-toll (TOT) model may fetch around Rs 40,000 crore, much lower than what the government had initially estimated.
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Sandeep Upadhyay, Managing Director and CEO, Centrum Infrastructure Advisory Limited
Budget should focus on higher funds allocation to infrastructure and improving domestic macroeconomic fundamentals
The priority of the Budget should be to improve the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country and make efforts to meet the fiscal deficit targets of last year. The onus should be on productive utilisation of funds.
REITs, InvITs may help to raise Rs 50,000 crore
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) can help raise close to Rs 50,000 crore in the near-term, given certain playersÂ’ interest in the infra and real estate space, according to a report.
Making Indian Infra Work
Though Public-Private Partnership contracts are the mainstay of infra projects, evidence of PPP performance in terms of value-for-money and efficiency is mixed and often unavailable, says Sangeeta Lakhi, Senior Partner, Rajani Associates.
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India will need $1.5 trillion of investment in infrastructure over the next 10 years. Of this nearly $10 billion is required in sewage treatment plants. Similarly, about $8 billion is required to be invested in ensuring regular drinking water supply.
There is a need for a quick and efficient dispute resolution system
The potential growth in the Indian infrastructure sector presents a promising investment opportunity for private sector players, including foreign investors, says Abhishek Goenka, Partner, PwC India.
GMR, MEP Infra & IRB Infra to launch infra investment trusts
SEBI had issued guidelines a couple of years back for infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). The markets regulator has now granted permission to three companies — IRB Infrastructure, GMR and MEP Infrastructure — to launch the trusts.
RB Infra plans to raise Rs 6,000 crore through InvITs
In what could be the first fund-raising exercise through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), toll road builder IRB Infrastructure Developers is planning to raise Rs 5,000-6,000 crore and is expected to file the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) within a month.
Roads & highways – The road ahead: Challenges and possibilities
While the focus is on sprucing up national and state highways, and rightly so, the government must not forget about city, district and rural roads that need to be upgraded to address the burgeoning traffic.
Post-Budget Impact Assessment
Increase in effective rates of additional duty of excise/customs levied on petrol and high speed diesel oil from Rs 2 per litre to Rs 6 per litre.
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