Infrastructure
Reports
2018
Jun
21
Past Event
The infrastructure jobs opportunity
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Washington, DC
2018
May
15
Past Event
Building inclusive infrastructure: How the built environment limits pathways to opportunity, and what we can do about it
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Washington, DC
2018
Apr
17
Past Event
Sustaining growth in Africa: Economic diversification, job creation, and infrastructure financing
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Washington, DC
Indian Railways’ business model is based on passengers underpaying and freight overpaying. Already, in financial year 2016-17, coal’s extra freight charge increased the cost of power by about 10 paise per kilowatt on average. For power plants in distant states, which inherently rely on Railways for coal, this number can be three times higher.
Gujarat, Punjab, Tamil Nadu that are far from coal mines, and therefore pay more than others, will contribute proportionately more to recover the coaching loss — the passenger subsidy. This overpayment by coal-based power applies to all coal generation in States like Punjab as all their coal comes via Railways.
