In 2018, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) — once a trusted name in infrastructure lending — defaulted on its debt. Over ₹90,000 crore worth of liabilities came under scrutiny, sparking panic in Indian financial markets and exposing cracks in how infra projects were being financed. This is not just a case of corporate failure […]
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IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd was awarded a major Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) highway concession by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The project involved constructing and operating a ~100 km toll road in Maharashtra Under the contract: IRB would construct the highway Operate it for 25 years Recover the investment by collecting toll revenue This public-private
When we think of investing, our minds often jump to stocks, mutual funds, or gold. But there’s a lesser-known and often underappreciated category: infrastructure. Infrastructure assets include long-term physical systems and public utilities such as: Roads, highways, bridges Airports, railways, metros Power plants (thermal, hydro, solar) Ports, logistics hubs, SEZs Telecom towers, fiber networks Water
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