Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding’s FDI request of Rs 15,000 crore has been approved by the CCEA.

The government approved a Rs 15,000-crore foreign direct investment (FDI) application for infrastructure investment from Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, a subsidiary of a Canadian pension fund. The FDI proposal was accepted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for investment in infrastructure and construction-development industries.

Transport and logistics, as well as downstream investment in the airport sector and aviation-related industries and services, may be among them.

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According to an official statement, the transaction also comprises the transfer of a stake of Bangalore International Airport Limited to Anchorage and a Rs 950 crore investment by the 2726247 Ontariao Inc in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd.

OAC is the administrator of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, and 2726247 Ontariao Inc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAC.

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The investment will provide a significant boost to the infrastructure and building industries, as well as the airport industry. It will bolster the Indian government’s ambition to construct world-class airports and transportation infrastructure through private partnerships, according to the statement.

The investment will also provide a major boost to the recently announced National Monetisation Pipeline, according to the announcement (NMP). It will assist support the leasing of state-owned infrastructure assets to private operators, which includes assets such as highways, trains, airports, sports stadiums, power transmission lines, and gas pipelines.

Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd proposes to invest downstream in some of the NMP-affected sectors.


The investment will also result in direct job creation, according to the statement, because the sector in which Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd proposes to make downstream investments is capital- and employment-intensive.

The investment will also create indirect jobs in the construction and related industries, according to the statement.

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