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Fresh ProjexFebruary 2025 10 www.projectstoday.comThe month of January 2025, saw the announcement of a record number of new projects in the recent past. A total of 1,687 projects were announced, involving a total investment of Rs 4,52,147.92 crore. This marks a significant increase in the number of projects compared to December 2024, which saw the announcement of 1,358 projects worth Rs 4,57,657.29 crore. However, despite the increase in the number of projects, the total investment amount showed a slight decline of 1.2 percent.PROJEX BY OWNERSHIPThe government sector made a strong comeback in January 2025, announcing 1,176 new projects worth Rs 1,68,633.85 crore. This reflects an 89.48 percent growth compared to the 920 projects worth Rs 88,999.07 crore announced in December 2024. Within the government sector, state government agencies led the way, contributing 906 projects worth Rs 91,217.94 crore, representing a 119.36 percent increase on a month-on-month basis. These state agencies accounted for around 20 percent of the total investment announced in January 2025. The Central government announced 270 investment proposals with an aggregate capex of Rs 77,415.91 crore.The private sector, which had delivered a stellar performance in December 2024 with 438 projects worth Rs 3,68,658.22 crore, could not sustain the momentum. In January 2025, private entities announced 511 projects worth Rs 2,62,932.37 crore, marking a 23.10 percent decline on a month-on-month basis. Despite this, the private sector maintained a significant share of over 60 percent in the total capex.PROJEX BY SECTORSIn January 2025, the Infrastructure sector, buoyed by both central and state government capex plans, emerged as the leading sector in terms of both the number of projects and investments. This sector attracted Rs 1,97,974.04 crore across 1,337 projects, accounting for 43.79 percent of the total investment. This was followed by the Manufacturing and the Electricity Sectors.The Manufacturing sector followed with Rs 1,44,895.46 crore across 160 projects, contributing 32.05 percent to the overall investment. Within the Manufacturing sector, sub-sectors like Cement, Steel, Machinery, Automobiles and Hydrogen gases attracted sizeable fresh investment proposals. In the Cement sector, Ambuja Concrete North and ACC of the Adani group announced a combined investment of Rs 7,205 crore for adding 21.5 mln. tpa of cement capacity. India Cement plans to expand its capacity by 5 mln. tpa at Rs 550 crore. In the Steel sector, Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel and Steel Authority of India committed investment of Rs 21,000 crore to expand their capacities.The Machinery sector attracted the highest investment of Rs 72,331.48 crore. Notable projects include Vardhaan Lithium%u2019s Rs 42,535 crore Lithium Refinery & Battery project. Other notable projects include JSW Renewable Fresh Projex by Ownership: Jan 2025OwnershipGovernment Central Govt State GovtPrivate Sector Private (Indian) Private (Foreign)TotalProjects1,176270906511493181,687Rs Crore1,68,633.8577,415.9191,217.942,83,514.072,62,932.3720,581.704,52,147.92Share(%)37.3017.1220.1762.7058.154.55100.00