NHAI to issue green bonds worth Rs 1k crore

NEW DELHI: In a first for the road sector, NHAI on Thursday said it will issue Rs 1,000 crore green bonds in second week of Dec to raise funds to implement environment-friendly steps on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) project.“This fund will be used for activities such as expenditure on avenue plantation, median plantation, construction of animal […]

Economy

Healthy tolls, conciliation & termination payouts by NHAI to facilitate recovery in road projects

Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) will see their cumulative recovery rate for stressed road projects rise 700-1,000 basis points (bps) in FY25 after doubling to 50-55 per cent last fiscal, Crisil Ratings said on Monday. This will be driven by faster completion or de-scoping of pending construction resulting in start of annuities by the National Highways […]