Power trading has emerged as a viable option for both generators and consumers (industrial/commercial and discoms) to sell and buy power at competitive rates. Power trading is a part of the short-term power market which […]
The past year was marked by significant activity by players across the power generation, transmission and distribution segments. Sector heavyweights such as NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) as […]
India has well-established manufacturing facilities for main plant equipment like boilers, turbines and generators (BTG), with the current industry size estimated to be over 30 GW. However, the general slowdown in the power sector has […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.34 per cent to reach 1,154,524 MUs in 2016-17 from 722,626 MUs in 2007-08. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2016-17, […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a decline from 62.24 per cent in 2015-16 to 59.88 per cent in 2016-17. Across the central, state and private sectors, the PLF has been declining since 2011-12. […]
The need for planned urban transport has been growing with India’s rapid rate of urbanisation and the government’s aim of a “smarter” future. In line with this, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) announced plans […]
A metro rail project is of utmost relevance for a city like Nagpur which is experiencing an ever-increasing volume of traffic. The 38 km metro system, being developed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO), […]
Recently, in April 2017, NITI Aayog released a three-year action agenda laying out India’s development strategy. Infrastructure is a key component of the action plan which is for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20. For infrastructure, […]
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is a long-pending dream of Mumbai’s citizens. The project has been stuck in limbo since 2004 due to a host of issues ranging from uncertainty over the implementation model […]
April Issue 2017
The political establishment has consistently sent out mixed signals regarding the multiple roles played by Indian Railways. On the one hand, IR has to be a key transporter, moving goods and people across the country […]
The rapid urbanisation of existing cities and the increasing number of urban habitations have inevitably led to mounting stress on city infrastructure. Addressing the issue of mobility and traffic bottlenecks has thus emerged as a […]
IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited (ITNL) has sold its entire stake in Andhra Pradesh Expressway Limited (APEL) to Cube Highways and Infrastructure Private Limited for Rs 14 billion. APEL is an SPV incorporated in November 2005 […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) proposed sale of a 51 per cent stake in Reliance Infratel Limited to Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure Group. In October 2016, RCOM had signed a […]
Bharti Airtel has completed the secondary sale of a 10.3 per cent stake in its subsidiary, Bharti Infratel Limited, to a consortium of funds including private equity firm KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investments Board […]
GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited has completed the sale of a 33 per cent equity stake in Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to FIH Mauritius Investments Limited and the Fairfax India Holdings Corporation. The divestment […]
RInfra has approved raising as much as $306 million (Rs 20 billion) through a private placement of shares to institutional investors. The company will use the funds to be raised via a qualified institutional placement […]
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI, for an IPO. Reportedly, CSL is planning to raise around Rs 15 billion (around $230 million) from its maiden public offering […]
Clean energy producer ReNew Power is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to raise up to $600 million after it closed the latest round of funding from Japan’s JERA Co. Inc.. Investors such […]
PFC has signed a loan agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The loan will provide financial assistance of Rs 30 billion to the distribution company. It will help MSEDCL clear its outstanding […]
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