Highway Awards Surge 62.9% & Renewable Power Hits 42% Share

According to the latest quarterly update from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard—launched on April 16, 2026—India’s core infrastructure framework registered multi-sectoral growth across highways, telecommunications, civil aviation, maritime trade, and power generation. The digital monitoring platform, expanded to cover 184 indicators across six sub-sectors, revealed that National Highway project awards surged 62.9% year-on-year to 2,236.3 kilometers in the April–September FY27 period. Over the same timeframe, electronic toll collection volume expanded 24.1% to 225.2 crore transactions, generating ₹36,994.5 crore ($3.89 billion) in revenue. In telecommunications, the national optical fiber cable network reached 7,52,113 kilometers by August 2026, extending high-speed broadband connectivity to 2,23,814 Gram Panchayats across the country. Progress across logistics, aviation, energy, and rail networks further reinforced national growth momentum. In civil aviation, air cargo traffic climbed 12% year-on-year to 18.6 lakh tonnes during April–August FY27, with Delhi airport processing 5.3 lakh tonnes, alongside a 2% increase in foreign tourist arrivals to 30.49 lakh. Cargo throughput across major ports expanded 7.2% to 390.4 million tonnes, while non-major ports handled 313.4 million tonnes. In the power sector, total installed generation capacity reached 5,32,739.7 MW in FY26, spearheaded by a 29.5% surge in renewable energy capacity to 2,23,273 MW—representing roughly 42% of the national power mix. Rail infrastructure similarly scaled up, recording annual increases in coach fleets, locomotives, and electrified track length to support expanding passenger and freight corridors.