Highway projects get three more months of bitumen, diesel cost escalation cover amid West Asia crisis

IN · 2026-10-09

1. Step 1 · The triggerMoRTH extends bitumen and diesel cost escalation cover for national highway projects by three months to December 2026
2. Step 2 · Knock-onEPC contractors and hybrid annuity concessionaires avoid margin erosion from petroleum input cost spikes, preserving project execution schedules
3. Step 3 · Knock-onsustained highway construction activity maintains offtake volumes for domestic refiners and bitumen suppliers
4. Step 4 · Knock-ondownstream construction-material suppliers and equipment renters see stable order books and payment cycles from active contractors
5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe SME supplier's own working-capital turns and receivables collection remain predictable, avoiding a cash-flow squeeze

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Source: Economic Times — Economy

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