GMR Infra’s arm along with TERNA signs concession agreement for new Crete airport

22 Feb 2019 Evaluate

GMR Infrastructure’s subsidiary -- GMR Airports along with Greek partner TERNA Group has signed the Concession Agreement for design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance & exploitation of New International Airport of Heraklion at Crete, Greece. The Concession Period for the project is 35 years including Phase 1 Construction of 5 years.

The consortium intends to invest over 500 million Euro for development of the new airport. The entire project will be funded through a mix of equity, accruals from the existing airport, and financial grant being provided by the Government of Greece; therefore debt is not required in this project.

Greece is one of the leading International tourist destinations, attracting nearly 27 million tourists per annum. Crete is largest and most visited island in Greece. Heraklion airport, located in Crete, is the 2nd largest airport in Greece and has registered traffic growth at a CAGR of 10% p.a. over the past 3 years.

GMR Infrastructure is engaged in generation of power, mining and exploration activities, development of highways, infrastructure development, such as development and maintenance of airports and special economic zone; construction business, including engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting activities and operation of airports and special economic zones.

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