Coal India unable to meet power demand: NTPC CMD

The crucial Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meet held on Monday shelved the coal price pooling issue   - pegged as the second biggest reform after the SEB restructuring - despite getting an in-principle nod in February 2013 for its clearance.

It is known that the power and coal ministries have been sparring over the pooled pricing proposal and analysts say NTPC has been opposed to participating in a pooling arrangement because it could place the power company's plants lower in the merit order of dispatch for SEBs.

Speaking  to CNBC-TV18 about its differences with Coal India , NTPC CMD Arup Roy Choudhury said the company is not sure if the coal giant has the ability to meet the power sector's growing demand. He insisted that the real issue is not about the quality of coal being supplied; that can be sorted out mutually. "The question is if CIL can supply the amount of coal demanded by the sector."

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