Upcoming Projects in India: Industrial & Infrastructure

As of September 2026, Projects India tracks 74,855 upcoming projects across all sectors nationally — of which 18,636 are verified — with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 373.87 lakh crore. A further 586 projects were added to our database in the last 90 days, spanning real estate, data centres, textiles, pipelines and more. All 84,435 projects tracked nationally, including completed and cancelled ones, are available through the projects intelligence database.

Upcoming projects in India at a glance

Largest upcoming projects in India right now

The table below lists the highest-value projects our database currently tracks, drawn from sectors including telecom, steel, refining, petrochemicals, power and transport.

Several patterns stand out in this list. Odisha appears repeatedly at the top end — ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel alone accounts for two separate mega-projects in Kendrapara, and Vedanta and Jindal Steel each have capital-intensive projects in the state. Andhra Pradesh features in three of the largest entries, covering petrochemicals, refining and green hydrogen, signalling sustained industrial ambition on the eastern coastline. The Foxconn display fabrication unit in Hyderabad, at Rs 94,500 crore with approvals already received, is among the projects closest to procurement activity in the electronics manufacturing space.

Where upcoming projects in India are concentrated

Maharashtra leads all states by a substantial margin, as the chart below shows.

Maharashtra accounts for 12,868 projects in our database, followed by Gujarat (7,017), Karnataka (6,609), Uttar Pradesh (4,969) and Andhra Pradesh (3,956). Odisha (3,596) punches well above its population weight, driven largely by steel, power and mining-linked industrial investment. Madhya Pradesh (3,903) and West Bengal (3,001) round out the top ten. For suppliers and contractors, this distribution means that a presence or a registered office in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka alone covers a disproportionate share of available project opportunity. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha deserve dedicated tracking given the scale of individual projects in those states.

What stage are these projects at

Stage tells you more about procurement readiness than any other single variable, and the breakdown across all tracked projects is instructive, as the chart below shows.

The single largest stage bucket is Under Approvals, with 35,787 projects — nearly half of all entries. These projects have a defined promoter and location but are still working through environmental, regulatory or financial clearances. For suppliers, this is the ideal stage to make contact: procurement has not begun, but relationships with project developers, EPC shortlists and equipment specifications are being formed. Construction Started (17,482 projects) is the immediate opportunity window — civil contractors, structural fabricators, electrical and instrumentation suppliers and equipment rental companies should be prioritising this cohort. Planning (11,987) represents the earliest visible pipeline, while Approvals Received (2,008) is a high-conversion stage where tenders follow quickly. Only 997 projects in our records are marked Cancelled, which is a small share of the overall pipeline, suggesting most projects in the database eventually proceed in some form.

Which sub-sectors carry the most projects

The sub-sector breakdown reveals that India's project pipeline is broad, not narrowly concentrated, as the chart below shows.

Real Estate leads with 10,797 projects, followed by Other Construction Projects (10,211) — a category that includes civic infrastructure, institutional buildings and site development. Water and Sewerage Pipeline and Distribution (7,498) reflects sustained government spending on urban and rural water supply. Power Distribution (4,689) and Roadways/Highways (4,616) together represent a substantial share of public sector capital expenditure. Hospitals (2,684), Railways (1,941) and Other Industrial Projects (2,342) complete a diversified pipeline that touches almost every equipment and service category.

Most active promoters driving Indian project activity

Public agencies dominate by project count, while private industrial companies dominate by value, as the chart below shows.

Public Works Department Maharashtra leads with 862 projects worth about Rs 33,483 crore, followed closely by Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (853 projects, about Rs 14,343 crore) — a water-sector agency whose volume reflects the scale of Jal Jeevan Mission-linked work. The National Highways Authority of India carries 786 projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 6.49 lakh crore, making it the single highest-value public promoter in our database. Indian Oil Corporation Limited is the most active private or PSU industrial promoter, with 305 projects and a combined recorded cost of about Rs 2.39 lakh crore spanning pipelines, refineries and terminals across multiple states.

New projects added to our database recently

In the last 90 days, 586 projects were added across the country. A selection of recent additions illustrates the breadth of new project data in India being captured:

• Data Centre – Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra): Panchshil Realty, Rs 20,000 crore, Construction Started. One of the larger data centre entries added in this cycle.
• Textile Plant – Khordha, Odisha: Sportking India, Rs 2,000 crore, Under Approvals. Adds to Odisha's growing non-metals industrial base.
• Residential Complex – Bommasandra, Karnataka: Prestige Estates Projects Limited, Rs 558 crore, Construction Started. Reflects continued private residential investment in Bengaluru's peripheral zones.
• Ferrous Castings Expansion – Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: Aquasub Engineering, Rs 200 crore, Approvals Received. A mid-market industrial expansion in a traditional engineering cluster.
• Pipeline – Sidhpur, Gujarat: Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Rs 20 crore, Construction Started. Illustrates the granularity of pipeline infrastructure tracked even at smaller values.
• Fly Ash Brick Project – Bemetara, Chhattisgarh: Arham Ispat, Under Approvals. A newer addition without a recorded cost, typical of early-stage industrial registrations.
• Residential Projects – Guwahati, Assam and Cuttack, Odisha: New construction entries in Tier-2 cities from regional developers, reflecting geographic spread beyond metros.

The prior 90-day window added 635 projects, so the current intake of 586 represents a similar rate of pipeline expansion. Subscribers tracking upcoming projects in India will find new entries distributed across public infrastructure, private industrial and real estate categories every week.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

The stage of a project is the clearest signal for what to do next. Here is a practical breakdown:

• Planning and Early/Announced stages: Use this window to register your firm with the promoter, attend pre-bid consultations and position your product or service against the specification being drafted. EPC contractors should assess whether joint ventures or subcontracting arrangements are viable at this point.
• Under Approvals (35,787 projects): The largest single pool. Project owners are actively preparing DPRs, engaging consultants and shortlisting EPC partners. Equipment vendors supplying long-lead items — transformers, boilers, compressors, steel structures — should be in conversation now, before tender documents are finalised.
• Approvals Received (2,008 projects): Tenders follow approvals. Monitor live government tenders for formal notice inviting tenders from this cohort. Procurement activity is typically imminent at this stage.
• Construction Started (17,482 projects): Active sites buying now. Civil contractors, structural steel fabricators, ready-mix concrete suppliers, scaffolding and formwork companies, electrical and mechanical contractors, and plant and machinery rental firms should treat this stage as their primary sales target.
• Nearly Completion (1,178 projects): This cohort is in the market for finishing materials, MEP commissioning services, testing and inspection agencies, and O&M contract discussions.

For B2B sales teams, the promoter data is equally actionable. NHAI's Rs 6.49 lakh crore pipeline means that road construction equipment, bitumen, guardrails, signage and bridge components are in sustained demand. IOCL's Rs 2.39 lakh crore portfolio across 305 projects means a dedicated account team targeting that single promoter can find work continuously. Use the contractor and supplier directory to identify which firms are already active on projects relevant to your category.

How to track these projects

Project intelligence has a short shelf life: projects move between stages, new approvals come through and promoter contacts change. A static list quickly becomes unreliable. Projects India aggregates verified project data across government portals, regulatory filings, stock exchange disclosures and direct promoter sources, updating records as projects progress. The database currently covers 84,435 projects nationally, with 1,38,636 open tenders running in parallel.

Teams new to the platform can review a free sample project report to understand the depth of information available for each entry — including promoter contacts, project value, stage history and related tenders. For organisations that need to monitor a specific sector, state or promoter portfolio continuously, the projects intelligence database provides filtered views, alerts and export options suited to sales pipelines and business development workflows.