
At the Business Today Infrastructure Summit 2026, IRFC CMD Manoj Kumar Dubey speaks with Business Today's Shailendra Bhatnagar on the company's growth strategy under IRFC 2.0. Dubey outlines IRFC's top funding priorities, including the proposed ₹20 lakh crore high-speed and freight rail projects, rolling stock leasing, power generation for Indian Railways, large ports, renewable energy, and multi-modal logistics parks. He highlights that Indian Railways is now 99.7% electrified and says the next major milestone is the shift to green energy. Dubey adds that IRFC's focus is on providing low-cost financing to accelerate India's infrastructure development.