RBI data shows private investment remains weak despite funding availability in 2024-25. New project announcements fell, while pipeline projects kept spending flat. Uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs on Indian exports and weak demand are making companies cautious, even though balance sheets are healthier.

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• Total private capex flat in 2024-25 despite govt push

• New project announcements fell, lowering future visibility

• Funding sources available: equity, debt, foreign borrowings

• RBI: companies have higher cash buffers, better profitability

• Yet, policy uncertainty and weak demand dampen optimism

• Infrastructure dominates private capex, 40–75% share in past decade

• Power sector leads, solar & wind saw big rise in 2025-26 Q1

• Conventional power projects saw sharp investment decline

• Gujarat, Maharashtra got 36.5% of new bank/FI financed projects

• UP’s share of fresh investments dropped sharply

• Private sector share in total fixed investment fell to 33.6% in 2023-24

• Households building homes filled most of the gap