Infrastructure

Report says 13,363 MW stalled. Several hydropower projects of about 13,363 megawatt (MW) capacity are stranded at various stages of development, resulting in significant time and cost overruns estimated to be worth Rs52,697 crore as of December 2016, noted a...

Industry report list out additional costs. Teesta Barrage, Phase -I. India will need an additional investment of about US$291 billion, to cover the widening gap between demand and supply for water by 2030, which is higher than the government’s Rs.20...

25 more stations being identified for the ambitious plan. Prabhu addressing at the signing of the MoUs in New Delhi on 30 June  2017, along with Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu.  Ten railway stations have been identified to roll...

USAID’s energy collaboration with India. Goyal (in blue jacket) releasing the report “Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid- National Study”, in New Delhi on 29 June 2017. A study under the U.S.-India bilateral program...

Nakao agrees to ADB’s regional hub in New Delhi. Jaitley meets Nakao in New Delhi on 29 June 2017. The Asian Development Bank (ABD) will step up investment up to US$5 billion over next five years for development along the...

Progresson part of UP NH-2 between Delh and Kolkata. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for development of six laning of 145-km Chakeri-Allahabad section of National Highway (NH) - 2 in Uttar Pradesh. The cost is...

Wates generation will grow by 5%/year. Clean India campaign - Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The ASSOCHAM-PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study has recommended the government to accord industry status to waste management sector to provide it necessary boost and regulatory adherence with dedicated monitoring...

20 projects in progress in North-eastern region. Darjeeling-Pelling-Kalimpong-Gangtok rail tour. A new 44-km line Sivok-Rangpo has been sanctioned for Sikkim state as part of the Ministry of Railways to improve the infrastructure in the North-eastern region. Meanwhile, 20 major projects...

Rs.200bn greenfield project to 3,000-ha site. IGI Airport reaching full capacity. A Rs.200 billon international airport off Delhi will be developed under a public-private partnership, with first terminal to be operational in five to six years. An in-principle clearance has...

Bid closing by 7 August 2017. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has called bid for construction of 4 lane ROB and its approaches in lieu of existing 56/TC2 t km.0.517 on NH/367 in the state of Karnataka on EPC...