NHAI raises over Rs 5,000 cr through InvIT: Nitin Gadkari

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The National Highway Authority of India‘s first infrastructure investment trust has raised more than Rs 5,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest the amount in assets that will provide cash flows over a … Read more

NHAI InvIT to hit on Friday, plans to raise Rs 8,000 crore

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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will launch its maiden Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) on 29 October, with which it aims to mop up Rs 8000 crore, as part of the government’s long-term plans to monetise road assets. According to the offer documents submitted with NSE, the issue will be opened on 29 October and … Read more

Govt to formulate streamlined approval process for PPP projects, core infra asset monetisation

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said new streamlined approval process for PPP projects and monetisation of core infra assets will be formulated, which will help fast-track asset monetisation by CPSEs. Announcing a set of economic relief measures, she said the current process was long and required multiple approvals for public private partnership (PPP) projects. … Read more

Shrem Group aims to double its road portfolio to Rs 15,000 crore

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MUMBAI: Mumbai-based Shrem Group, a family wealth investment office, is looking to double its asset portfolio in the road sector to Rs 15,000 crore under its infrastructure commonly called InvIT. The government’s push for rapid growth in the infrastructure sector will catalyse a massive fund flow in the Infrastructure Investment Trusts, Nitan Chhatwal, CMD of … Read more

Toll collections in November surpass pre-Covid levels, says official

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New Delhi: Toll collections across National Highways in November so far have breached pre-Covid-19 levels to hover around 114% of those at the beginning of the year, a senior government official told ET. The number marks a sharp recovery in road traffic since March, when it had dwindled on account of the nationwide lockdown to … Read more

NHAI says may exceed FY21 target of 4,500 km in awarding projects

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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to exceed the 2020-21 target of awarding road projects covering 4,500 km, of which it has already awarded 40 projects covering 1,330 km in the first half of the fiscal 2020-21, the government agency said on Wednesday. NHAI said that despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic, … Read more

NHAI withdraws TOT-4 as it tests recent policy changes for monetising road assets

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has withdrawn its fourth bundle of roads it had offered for monetisation at Rs 2,200 crore under Toll-operate-transfer (TOT), as it tests new models for its asset monetisation programme to take off. Bids for TOT-4 were invited in November 2019, with a concession value of Rs 4,200 crore, … Read more