Case Study: Airport Express Metro Line: Project Financing Model
Case Study: Airport Express Metro Line: Project Financing Model
Case Study: Airport Express Metro Line: Project Financing Model
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XLRI
JAMSHEDPUR
Airport Express Metro line : Project Financing model
New Delhi MRTS was implemented in two phases . Phase I consisting of 65 Km track was commissioned in 2006 . A new company Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation was established in 1995 to execute the project . The company was a 50:50 JV between Government of India and the Government of Delhi NCR .
Financing of Phase I was 38.78% GOI and Airport operator as equity ; 1.22% by Government as land cost ; 60 % as Debt .
In Phase 2 the original scope of work was to install additional 121 Km of track to extend the coverage of the MRTS . The Airport Express Metro line
[AEML] was included in Phase 2 after Delhi was selected as host of XIX Commonwealth Games . AEML linked Indira Gandhi International Airport to the
New Delhi Railway Station through five stations over a route length of 19.2 Km consisting of 5.5 Km underground and 11.6 Km elevated track. The total
project cost inclusive of escalation and taxes was ₹ 38110 million . The available time for the project was only three years . So financial closure had to be
arranged quickly.
Expenditure 10 6 ₹
Land Construction Escalation Taxes Total
2006 190 2050 0 320 2560
2007 180 7330 370 1220 9100
2008 8500 870 1490 10860
2009 8500 1340 1560 11400
2010 2050 440 400 2890
2011 880 240 180 1300
Total 38110
Alternatives : Phase 1 Model : D:E = 7/3 PPP 1 Model : D:E = 3/2 + Viability gap funding
PPP2 Model : Execution of Civil works by Public enterprise System cost borne by Concessionaire [D:E = 7/3]
Phase 1 Model
PPP: Viability
3 -23292 231 131 68937.72 264.74
funding by Gov
It is clear from the above table that PPP method is not feasible if fare is kept at 100 / ticket because it is not desirable that private operators
be supported with government aid . So the AEML should be financed in the same manner as Phase 1.