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2026-02-16 09:11:30
[India Revitalizes Highway Privatization: Guaranteed Returns, Invites Global Funds to Bid for $11 Billion Projects] To attract private capital back to highway construction, the Indian government is developing new regulations promising guaranteed returns to developers and inviting global funds to participate in bidding. According to sources, the policy framework is expected to be finalized this month, with the goal of awarding 1 trillion rupees (approximately $11 billion) worth of projects to the private sector by fiscal year 2027. A decade ago, investors withdrew from the sector due to concerns about return risks and bureaucratic delays. Currently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government hopes to increase the share of private investment in highway construction from the current low single digits to a maximum of 25% next year.
