Advancion® deployment will solve critical
infrastructure challenges on Delhi electric grid
AES India, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) and
Mitsubishi Corporation, today announced a joint partnership
agreement to deliver India’s first grid-scale energy storage array
to the electric grid operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution
Limited (Tata Power-DDL). AES and Mitsubishi Corporation will
develop and own the 10 megawatt (MW) Advancion energy storage
array, which will demonstrate peak load management, increase system
flexibility and support high levels of reliability for more than 7
million customers in the region. This is the first grid-scale
project in India, and part of a larger global trend to solve
critical infrastructure challenges using battery-based energy
storage.
“For a rooftop solar program to be successful, it is important
for the distribution network to integrate it with energy storage
solutions to take care of power generation spikes and fluctuations,
system stability, reactive power compensation and grid emergencies.
Tata Power-DDL has implemented many smart grid technologies and is
privileged to implement India’s first utility-scale 10 MW storage
solution with AES and Mitsubishi Corporation. This will prove to be
an important learning for developing integrated rooftop solar and
storage solutions for India,” said Mr. Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD,
Tata Power-DDL.
India plans to install 160,000 MW of solar and wind generation
over the next five years and energy storage will play a critical
role in ensuring its integration into the grid.
“Rapidly growing generation capacity will need large scale
deployment of energy storage for transmission decongestion,
protecting processing plants from grid frequency and voltage drop
triggered outages,” said Rajendra Shrivastav, President of AES
India. “We expect electricity regulators in India will understand
and appreciate the value of ancillary services these storage
systems bring into the system operation.”
With this 10 MW Advancion array, Tata Power-DDL will benefit
from the platform’s fourth-generation design and AES' experience
gained from more than 3.5 million megawatt-hours of delivered
service across the global fleet of deployments.
“By choosing energy storage over other alternatives, Tata
Power-DDL is taking smart steps to modernize their power system,
improve grid efficiency and provide better integration of
distributed and renewable resources,” said Manish Kumar, Managing
Director of AES Energy Storage. “Their pioneering work will pave
the way for the rapid deployment of energy storage throughout the
country.”
The Advancion energy storage array will be constructed in
Rohini, Delhi at a site operated by Tata Power-DDL. The array will
provide peak load management, grid stability, and renewable
integration services in the region when operational by the end of
2017.
Advancion is the world’s most proven energy storage platform,
with 166 MW in operation and 270 MW in construction or late stage
development across seven countries, four continents, and eight
different power markets.
AES and Mitsubishi Corporation continue to work closely together
to accelerate the adoption of energy storage. Additionally, AES and
Mitsubishi Corporation signed an Alliance agreement in February
2016, combining the capabilities of both companies to ensure
Advancion is available for sale to customers in markets across
Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
“Together with AES, Mitsubishi Corporation aims to tackle power
system infrastructure problems around the world by leveraging both
our global network and AES’ advanced technology,” said Tsunehiro
Makabe, General Manager of Environmental Energy Business Dept. at
Mitsubishi Corporation.
“Working with Mitsubishi Corporation to deliver this important
project for India’s power system further strengthens our alliance
relationship and helps Tata Power-DDL move the Delhi region towards
a clean, unbreakable power grid,” closed Manish Kumar, Managing
Director of AES Energy Storage.
About Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business
enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually
every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals,
machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental
business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its
traditional trading operations as its diverse business ranges from
natural resources development to investment in retail business,
infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial
goods.
With over 200 offices and subsidiaries in approximately 90
countries worldwide and a network of over 600 group companies, MC
employs a multinational workforce of over 70,000 people.
About Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) is a
joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of NCT of Delhi
with the majority stake being held by Tata Power Company (51%).
Tata Power-DDL distributes electricity in North & North West
parts of Delhi and serves a populace of 7 million. The company
started operations on July 1, 2002 post the unbundling of the
erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB). With a registered consumer base
of 1.51 million and a peak load of around 1764 MW (May 2016), the
company's operations span across an area of 510 sq kms. To learn
more about Tata Power-DDL, please visit www.tatapower-ddl.com
About AES India
AES India is a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), a
Fortune 200 global power company and the only global power company
with a continuous presence in India since 1992, demonstrating its
long-term commitment to the Indian power market. AES currently owns
a 49% stake in Odisha Power Generating Corporation (OPGC),
operating a 420 MW thermal power plant at the IB Thermal Power
Station and constructing a 1,320 MW super critical thermal power
plant as an expansion of the existing facility. To learn more,
please visit www.aes-india.com.
About AES Energy Storage
AES Energy Storage is the energy storage solution provider to
the project and is a leader in commercial energy storage solutions,
which improve flexibility and reliability of the power system, and
provide customers with a complete alternative to traditional
peaking power plants. The company’s Advancion® 4 energy storage
solution is available for sale to leading utilities, power markets,
and independent power producers, and AES Energy Storage and its
partners can manage installations from concept to operation with a
market-proven solution that integrates best in class battery and
power conversion technologies. AES Energy Storage introduced the
first grid-scale advanced battery-based energy storage solution in
commercial operations in 2008 and operates the largest fleet of
battery-based storage assets in service today. AES Energy Storage
has a total of 436 MW of interconnected energy storage, equivalent
to 872 MW of flexible resource, in operation, construction or late
stage development in seven countries. To learn more, please visit
www.aesenergystorage.com or @aes_es on Twitter.
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