Private Capex May Rise 20% in FY26: RBI

In a reversal of trend, the turnaround in tepid private sector investment in FY26, along with the phasing profile of the pipeline projects based on all channels of financing taken together, suggests that the envisaged capex is estimated at ₹2,67,432 crore in FY26, against ₹2,20,132 crore in FY25—a rise of around 20%, according to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bulletin.

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The increased capex will be aided by robust macroeconomic fundamentals, improved balance sheets, rising capacity utilisation, easy liquidity conditions, infrastructure push, and a 100-bps policy rate cut, said the paper.