Home » Rahul Kamat » Page 3

Tag: Rahul Kamat

Post
The Great PPP Conundrum

The Great PPP Conundrum

The fast growth of the Indian economy in recent years has placed increasing stress on physical infrastructure, such as electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, healthcare, water supply and sanitation systems, all of which already suffer from a substantial deficit

Post
We are mechanising all our mines for better turnaround time

We are mechanising all our mines for better turnaround time

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) is targeting coal production of 1.5 billion tonnes. Of this one billion tonnes will come from Coal India Limited (CIL) and the remaining 500 million tonnes will come from non-CIL sources, particularly from the mines that are presently being auctioned or allocated to non-Coal India entities.

Post
Ease of doing business in India has assumed priority

Ease of doing business in India has assumed priority

Generally, projects that are bankable do not face problems in obtaining financing. Of course, there are issues relating to the sector exposure, promoter commitments, etc. But these are exogenous to issues of bankability and will need to be dealt with separately at a macro level.

Post
5/25 scheme may benefit projects with stable cash flows

5/25 scheme may benefit projects with stable cash flows

We must understand project finance in the traditional sense. Project finance works only when all material approvals for a particular project are in place and the same is then handed over to a successful bidder like the bidding for UMPP was done in India. The bidder can then straightaway proceed for financial closure. This will ensure there are no time and cost over-runs on account of delay in approvals.

Post
Second phase of GIFT after Vibrant Gujarat

Second phase of GIFT after Vibrant Gujarat

Yes, it is expected that several Dubai-based organisa¡tions are keen to develop the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) project. During the visit, we have met authorities of Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC), Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC) and Dubai Metro, with a view to develop GIFT City as a global financial hub.