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2023

Aug 31 9.30 am onwards

Crisil Ratings Annual Infrastructure Summit: Revving roads and renewables


Summary

 

Infrastructure has been receiving special attention from the government because of its multiplier effect on economic activity and ability to improve both, standard of living and competitiveness.

 

Last fiscal, spending on infrastructure surged 19% to an estimated Rs 13 lakh crore. Within this, renewable power and roads saw particular focus, garnering over 40% of the investment share.

 

These sectors will continue to be in the spotlight and provide significant traction to economic activity. In renewable energy, a strong investment pipeline is expected to boost capacity past 205 GW in the next five fiscals. In roads, continued healthy pace of project awarding should lead to ~12,000 km of national highway being constructed annually over the same period. 

 

But this growth story has its share of challenges, too. The key questions raised are whether the current pace of growth will sustain, will cost pressures cull returns, is bidding aggression back, and can operating performance endure. That makes it imperative to gauge the opportunities and risks.

 

Against this backdrop, Crisil Ratings is holding its annual flagship Crisil Ratings Infrastructure Summit, titled ‘Revving roads and renewables'.

 

The event offers a platform for business leaders, issuers, investors, policymakers and other stakeholders to discuss and exchange perspectives on issues relevant to the growth and development of the sector.

 

The presentations and panel discussions during the event will cover:

 

  • Growth prospects and drivers
  • Evolving business models
  • Progress on monetisation and future prospects
  • Outlook on cost parameters and impact on returns
  • Bidding aggression and its impact on profitability
  • View on the value chain development
  • Credit outlook

Crisil Ratings will also present its perspectives on the Expected Loss rating for infrastructure projects, and how it can help market participants make informed choices.

 

 

Keynote address

Amish Mehta, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Crisil Limited

Session 1

Crisil Ratings Presentation on Renewable Energy: Colour of growth is green

     • Renewables capacity addition to surge 2 times over the next five fiscals
    • Returns improving for new projects because of lower module prices
    • Storage capex to intensify over the next five years, to support renewable energy integration

Presenter: Ankit Hakhu, Director, Crisil Ratings Limited

Panel Discussion: Renewables Sector
Panelists: 

    • Shri RP Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited  
    • Deepaksingh C Thakur, , Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra Susten Private Limited 
    • Nawal Saini, Managing Director, Renewable Power & Transition, Brookfield        
    • Shivanand Nimbargi, Managing Director & CEO, Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited      
    • Suvek Nambiar, Managing Director & CEO, India Infradebt Limited

Moderator: Manish Gupta, Senior Director & Deputy Chief Ratings Officer, Crisil Ratings Limited

Session 2

Crisil Ratings Presentation on Expected Loss Ratings: Rising importance of EL Rating for Infrastructure Projects

    • EL ratings better capture the paradigm shift in the infrastructure sector 
    • EL Rating scale is a comprehensive scale covering both PD and LGD
    • Benefits of EL Ratings, along with PD ratings, for investors, issuers and other market participants

Presenter: Ramesh Karunakaran, Director, Crisil Ratings Limited

Fireside Chat: Expected Loss Ratings
Speaker:

    • Shri Rajkiran Rai G, Managing Director, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
    • Gurpreet Chhatwal, Managing Director, Crisil Ratings Limited

Moderator: Somasekhar Vemuri, Senior Director & Head,  Ratings Criteria, Crisil Ratings Limited

Session 3

Crisil Ratings Presentation on Roads: The In(e)vITable road

    • Road EPC companies on route to healthy revenue growth of 9-11% this fiscal with focus on execution
    • Hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects to maintain strong execution as 75% of projects awarded till fiscal 2020 stand completed/near completion
    • Traction in road InvITs gathering pace as developers look to unlock capital and lenders eye steady long-term returns

Presenter: Mohit Makhija, Senior Director, Crisil Ratings Limited

Panel Discussion: Roads Sector
Panelists: 
        
    • Gulshan Malik, Deputy Managing Director, State Bank of India   
    • Deep Gupta, Managing Director, Macquarie Asset Management
    • Subahoo Chordia, Head - Infrastructure Yield Strategy, Edelweiss Financial Services
    • Sumit Sen, Partner, Actis Long-Life Infrastructure Fund
    • Vinay C Sekar, Chief Executive Officer, Cube Highways Fund Advisors Private Limited

Moderator: Krishnan Sitaraman, Senior Director & Chief Ratings Officer, Crisil Ratings Limited

 

3 reasons why you should not miss the conclave

 

 

Know Crisil Ratings outlook on renewables and roads sector


 

Leadership viewpoint of 10+ CEOs from leading Infra companies


 

Network with like-minded infrastructure professionals, policy makers, investors etc.


 

 

Disclaimer: This event and its content are intellectual property and confidential information of Crisil. Any use of the same without written permission of Crisil is illegal and hence punishable. Recording the webinar in any form in full or part or copying, altering, distributing or streaming the webinar is strictly prohibited and violation will attract legal action.

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