Global bids invited under PLI for 10 GWh ACC battery manufacturing
Ministry of Heavy Industries opens global bidding for 10 GWh of Advanced Chemistry Cell battery manufacturing under the Production Linked Incentive scheme
- The Union government approved a scheme for 50 GWh of ACC battery manufacturing capacity in 2021.
- The Ministry of Heavy Industries invited global bids for the remaining 10 GWh of ACC battery capacity.
- Advanced Chemistry Cell batteries are intended for grid-scale electricity storage to store renewable electricity from solar and wind.
What happened
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has invited global bids to establish Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing plants in India under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. The current bid round targets 10 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of capacity.
The batteries are intended for grid-scale electricity storage, which is needed to store renewable power generated from sources such as solar and wind.
UPSC can frame the issue around how the Production Linked Incentive scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell batteries supports renewable energy storage, import substitution, and domestic manufacturing capacity. The topic also connects industrial policy with energy security, supply-chain resilience, and the economics of scaling a globally competitive battery ecosystem.
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