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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3696
ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026
ADVANCED CHEMISTRY CELL BATTERIES
3696. SHRI SELVAGANAPATHI T.M.:
Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has invited global bids to set up advanced battery manufacturing plants
with a total capacity of 10 gigawatt hours under the Production Linked Incentive scheme for
Advanced Chemistry Cell batteries;
(b) whether it is also a fact that the objective is to cut dependence on imported Advanced Chemistry
Cell batteries by strengthening local manufacturing;
(c) whether the Government had approved Rs.18,100 crore Production Linked Incentive scheme to
build 50 gigawatt hours of battery manufacturing capacity in the country; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
(a): Yes.
(b): Yes.
(c): Yes.
(d): The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) administers the Production Linked Incentive (PLI)
scheme, namely the "National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage,"
with a total outlay of ₹18,100 crore to establish 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity.
Out of the targeted manufacturing capacity of 50 GWh, 40 GWh capacity has been awarded to four
beneficiary firms. Further, the remaining 10 GWh ACC Capacity has been earmarked for Grid Scale
Stationary Storage applications.
The PLI ACC Scheme aims to reduce India’s dependence on imported ACCs by strengthening
domestic manufacturing capabilities and incentivising large domestic and international players to
establish a globally competitive ACC battery-manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
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