Decoding NTPC’s desire to change the terms of its engagement with discoms

State-owned NTPC, India’s largest power utility with a total installed capacity of 76,015 MW, has requested the government that it be allowed to pool its entire capacity when selling to discoms, according to people familiar with the matter. Pooling would entail aggregating all capacity under a single head, and then distributing to a discom from any station. Currently discoms are supplied power from the specific station/stage, as per their