Providence

Providence was a focused, one-day Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Summit conceptualised to address a critical gap in India’s infrastructure ecosystem — the slow conversion of policy intent into bankable, executable PPP projects.

Held in December 2019, at a time when India was actively pushing private participation amid fiscal constraints, the summit brought together policy thinkers, legal experts, financial advisors, project developers, and private investors on a single platform.

Core Purpose of the Event

The summit was designed to:

Examine why PPP adoption was lagging despite strong policy backing
Identify structural, legal, and commercial bottlenecks in PPP execution
Showcase workable, sector-specific PPP models that could attract private capital
Shift the conversation from PPP as a concept to PPP as an implementable growth engine

Context Setting

Against the backdrop of the Indian Economic Survey 2018–19, which highlighted:

Annual infrastructure investment needs of ~USD 200 billion
Government capacity limited to USD 100–110 billion
A resulting private investment gap of ~USD 90 billion

Providence positioned private participation not as an option, but as a necessity for sustained infrastructure growth.

Key Discussion Themes & Insights

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Project Feasibility & Economic Viability

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Legal & Contractual Frameworks

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Post-Award Contract Management

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Panel Discussions – Ground Reality Check

Role of Deve rus Advisory

Through Providence, Deve rus Advisory reinforced its positioning as:

A catalytic PPP advisor operating from concept to commission
A bridge between policy vision and private capital
A firm focused on value-accretive, implementable PPP solutions, rather than generic advisory

The summit reflected Deverus’s philosophy of stitching together policy, finance, legal structuring and execution capability to unlock sustainable infrastructure development.