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UK–India Infrastructure Bridge
Context:
NITI Aayog and the City of London Corporation released the Year-1 report of the UK-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB) on 9 September 2025, charting steps to mobilise long-term sustainable finance for Indian infrastructure.
UK–India Infrastructure Bridge
- UKIIFB is a bilateral initiative led by NITI Aayog and the City of London Corporation to improve investability of large infrastructure projects in India by leveraging UK expertise in project structuring and patient capital.
- Key Year-1 deliverables: The report presents a Project Assessment Framework (clarifying investor priorities for highways/rapid transit), integrates climate-resilience and ESG into project design, and recommends transparency and revenue-protection measures to reduce perceived risk.
- Project preparation & DPR recommendations: It urges standardised, globally-benchmarked project preparation (DPRs to include full-lifecycle risk analysis, resilience and value-for-money), and stronger risk-sharing/revenue protection to attract long-term investors.
- Sectoral & digital focus: The report highlights building investor-centric project pipelines, using digital monitoring for governance, and expanding sector coverage (Year-2 emphasis on areas such as green hydrogen and offshore wind).
- Why it matters for India: By addressing investability gaps, UKIIFB aims to mobilise “patient capital” needed for large infrastructure that underpins urbanisation, climate commitments and economic growth. Improved project bankability helps reduce the financing shortfall for the National Infrastructure Pipeline and similar initiatives.
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