S Vishvanathan, MD and CEO, SBI Capital Markets, explains why the regulators of IDF have taken a rather cautious approach in developing it, and suggests that banks can take on the initial risk and then pass it on to IDFs-thus retaining the asset throughout the project.
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Treading the slippery path
Efficiency enhancement through pricing and non-pricing methods is the need of the hour in meeting our energy adequacy. With India's energy efficiency estimated to be the fifth lowest in the world, there is a tremÂendous scope to improve efficiency. DependÂence on oil imports is expected to rise.
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IIFCL becomes non-banking finance firm
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now regulate India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL). The Union Cabinet approved a proposal in this regard.
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Plan Panel forms committee on power distribution
Planning Commission has set up a committee headed by BK Chaturvedi to help restore the financial health of the poÂwer distribution utilities.
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Banks' alternative to infra lending: Good step, but…
Finally, banks can get completely rid of their limits imposed by asset-liability mismatch (ALM). Although schemes like take out financing exist and there have been numerous attempts to revive the corporate bond market, most of the schemes and efforts seem to have gone in vain.
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China bank to fund Indian infra
Just as the world’s largest bank in terms of profit, market capitaliÂsation, and customer deposits veÂntured into India last month with plans to fund the infraÂstructure sector, the Indian govÂernment also gave its nod to Indian comÂpanies to raise loans up to $1 billion in Chinese yuan.
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FSDC for urgent steps to set up infra debt funds
The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has decided to initiate steps for a more vibrant corporate bond market to enable industry to raise debt funds for infrastructure.
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RPower gets RBI nod to raise ECB for Tilaiya UMPP
Reliance Power has received in-principle approval from the RBI for raising external commercial borrowings (ECB) of $2 billion for its 4,000 mw ultra mega power project at Tilaiya in Jharkhand.
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Shriram to raise Rs 1k cr
Shriram Transport Finance will raise Rs 500 crore through debentures with a greenshoe option of Rs 500 crore. The tenure of the bond will be 3-5 years.
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Shriram to raise Rs 1k cr
Shriram Transport Finance will raise Rs 500 crore through debentures with a greenshoe option of Rs 500 crore. The tenure of the bond will be 3-5 years.