Upcoming Projects in India: Industrial & Infrastructure Pipeline

As of September 2026, Projects India tracks 74,824 upcoming projects across all sectors nationally — spanning industrial plants, infrastructure corridors, power assets and real estate — with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 373.55 lakh crore. Of these, 18,605 are marked verified. A further 606 projects were added to our database in the most recent 90-day window, compared with 598 in the 90 days before that, confirming a steady inflow of new opportunities. The full national database, including completed and cancelled records, stands at 84,404 projects.

Upcoming projects in India at a glance

Largest upcoming projects: industrial, infrastructure and power

The table below draws from the highest-value projects in our industrial projects database, covering petrochemicals, steel, nuclear power, green hydrogen, display manufacturing and high-speed rail.

Several patterns stand out. Odisha hosts a disproportionate share of heavy industry — two ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel projects and both the Vedanta captive power plant and the Jindal steel plant sit in the state, making it a critical destination for EPC contractors and steel, cement and power equipment suppliers. Andhra Pradesh carries concentrated petrochemical and green-energy ambition, with the Haldia Petrochemicals, BPCL and ReNew Power projects collectively representing hundreds of thousands of crores of capital expenditure. Meanwhile, projects already at Construction Started — Reliance Jio's fibre network, the Jindal steel plant and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train — are actively procuring now, making them the most immediately actionable for suppliers and service firms.

Where upcoming projects are concentrated: state-by-state view

Maharashtra leads the state count by a significant margin, as the chart below shows.

Maharashtra accounts for 12,864 projects in our records, followed by Gujarat at 7,012 and Karnataka at 6,607. Uttar Pradesh (4,965), Andhra Pradesh (3,954) and Madhya Pradesh (3,903) form the next tier. For a supplier covering western India, Maharashtra and Gujarat alone represent a combined pipeline of nearly 20,000 projects. For those focused on eastern and southern markets, Odisha (3,593), Tamil Nadu (3,394), Telangana (3,096) and West Bengal (3,000) each carry substantial volumes. The state spread also signals where public agencies are most active: Public Works Department Maharashtra leads all promoters in our database with 862 projects, while Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam tracks 853 projects and NHAI holds 786 projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 6.49 lakh crore.

Project stages: what they mean for sales and procurement teams

Understanding where a project sits in its lifecycle determines which conversations are worth having. The distribution across stages in our database is shown below.

The largest single group — 35,777 projects — is Under Approvals, meaning environmental clearances, regulatory sign-offs or statutory permissions are pending. These projects are in active pre-construction planning; engineering consultants, environmental firms, land survey agencies and equipment vendors quoting long-lead items all have relevance here. A further 11,986 projects are in Planning and 4,358 are at the Early or Announced stage, together forming a forward pipeline of more than 52,000 projects still ahead of ground-breaking. Construction Started accounts for 17,470 projects — the most time-sensitive group for civil contractors, structural fabricators and site-services suppliers, since procurement is live. Approvals Received (2,001 projects) sits between planning and construction: decisions on contractors and major packages are often made during this window. Nearly Completion (1,177 projects) is relevant for fit-out, commissioning and O&M service providers. The 2,055 projects on Hold warrant monitoring rather than active pursuit, as they can reactivate without much notice.

Sub-sectors driving the upcoming project pipeline

Real estate leads by volume at 10,790 projects, but the industrial and infrastructure sub-sectors are where the highest average project values sit, as the chart below illustrates.

Water and Sewerage Pipeline and Distribution (7,498 projects) and Power Distribution (4,688 projects) reflect sustained government capital expenditure on utilities. Roadways and Highways (4,616 projects) underline NHAI's continued dominance as a capital deployer. Hospitals (2,684 projects) signal health-infrastructure investment, while Other Industrial Projects (2,340 projects) and Railways (1,940 projects) round out the top ten. Equipment categories in consistent demand across these sub-sectors include pipes and fittings, transformers and switchgear, signalling systems, construction machinery and structural steel — categories that suppliers can map directly against the full upcoming projects database.

Recent additions: new projects entered in the last 90 days

Our database added 606 projects in the most recent 90-day period. A cross-section of recent entries illustrates the breadth of new project leads India's market is generating:

• Textile Unit, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh — Arvind Limited, Rs 588 crore, Construction Started. A significant greenfield manufacturing investment relevant to industrial civil contractors and utility suppliers.
• Automatic Signalling & Electronic Interlocking, Asansol, West Bengal — Indian Railways, Rs 85 crore, Construction Started. An active rail-technology procurement with a defined scope.
• Residential and Commercial Project, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (K K Lake City Phase I) — K K Asset Plus Private Limited, Rs 14,409 crore, Construction Started. A large mixed-use development creating demand for civil, MEP and finishing contractors.
• Steel Complex, Bokaro, Jharkhand — BMW Industries Limited, Nearly Completion. Relevant for commissioning engineers and O&M service providers.
• Commercial Complex, Patna, Bihar (Sinha S Apartment) — Kaustubh Developers & Builders Private Limited, Construction Started. Smaller urban commercial development entering the fit-out phase.
• Residential Project, Nanganallur, Tamil Nadu (Anusha Ramaniyam) — Ramaniyam Real Estates Private Limited, Rs 95 lakh, Construction Started. Representative of the high volume of smaller residential leads captured continuously.

The range — from a Rs 95 lakh residential scheme in Chennai to a Rs 14,409 crore township in Gorakhpur — reflects how the database serves suppliers at every deal size, not only mega-projects.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

Different pipeline stages demand different commercial approaches, and matching outreach to stage is the single most effective way to improve conversion from project intelligence.

• Planning and Early / Announced stages are the right moment for consultants, engineering firms and long-lead equipment vendors — particularly those supplying specialised process equipment, turbines or structural systems — to establish relationships before tender documents are finalised.
• Under Approvals is the primary stage for environmental and legal consultants, as well as for vendors seeking to influence specifications. Many projects at this stage are open to pre-qualification conversations.
• Approvals Received is when EPC bids are often being assembled. Civil contractors, mechanical erection firms and key package suppliers should be submitting expressions of interest and pre-qualification applications.
• Construction Started — 17,470 projects in our database — is where active site procurement runs: ready-mix concrete, structural steel, electrical cabling, pipes, scaffolding, safety equipment and site logistics services are all in demand.
• Nearly Completion projects (1,177 in our records) are actively procuring commissioning services, instrumentation calibration, facility management contracts and fit-out materials.

The most active public promoters — NHAI at Rs 6.49 lakh crore in combined project cost, Indian Oil Corporation Limited at about Rs 2.39 lakh crore and Public Works Department Maharashtra at about Rs 33,483 crore — also generate the highest volumes of associated live government tenders, which currently number 1,53,652 across all sectors. Monitoring both the project pipeline and its downstream tenders together gives a materially earlier view of where money is moving.

How to track these projects

The 74,824 upcoming projects described in this article are drawn from Projects India's projects intelligence database, updated continuously as new information — approvals, cost revisions, promoter changes and stage transitions — becomes available. Users can filter by state, sub-sector, stage, promoter type and project cost to build a shortlist relevant to their geography and product category. Teams new to the platform can review a free sample project report to understand the depth of information provided on each record. Contractors and suppliers looking to connect with project owners and co-bidders can also use VendorConnect, our contractor and supplier directory, to map the ecosystem around a specific project or sector.