The Ministry of Heavy Industries is administering the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage”, approved in May 2021, with an outlay of ₹18,100 Crore for 50 GWh capacity.
Out of the total targeted capacity of 50 GWh, 40 GWh capacity has been awarded in two rounds to four beneficiary firms. The round-wise details of beneficiary firms along with their location, investment made, and employment generated are as under:
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Bidding Round
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Current project/
Company Name
|
Capacity
(in GWh)
|
Location
|
Investment*
|
Direct Employment
|
|
Round 1
|
ACC Energy Storage Pvt. Ltd.
|
5
|
Dharwad, Karnataka
|
262
|
184
|
|
Ola Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd
|
20
|
Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
|
1,503
|
634
|
|
Reliance New Energy Battery Storage Ltd.
|
5
|
Jamnagar, Gujarat
|
793
|
241
|
|
Round 2
|
Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd.
|
10
|
679
|
59
|
|
TOTAL
|
40
|
|
3,237
|
1,118
|
* As reported by beneficiary firms, as on 31.12.2025.
One of the beneficiary firm i.e. M/s Ola Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd., has established a Giga-Scale ACC manufacturing plant with an installed capacity of 1GWh. Since March 2024, the firm has commenced pilot production and is presently working toward stabilizing operations for full-scale commercial production.
The PLI ACC scheme, being a national programme, does not define or mandate particular locations for setting up cell manufacturing units. Beneficiary firms can choose their preferred locations based on strategic business needs, infrastructure and resource availability, ensuring flexibility in establishing facilities across India.
The progress under the PLI ACC scheme has been delayed because beneficiary firms are facing several operational and implementation-related challenges, which are as follows:
1. Unavailability of technology.
2. Skilled manpower gap.
3. Import of critical equipment & machineries.
4. Non-availability of upstream components.
The PLI ACC scheme isdesigned to build indigenous manufacturing capacity to reduce the dependency on imported ACCs. However, at present, the domestic demand continues to be met largely through imports.
The scheme has acted as a catalyst for Indian cell manufacturers to setup cell manufacturing units. Besides the PLI ACC scheme applicants, at least 10 manufacturers have announced a cumulative capacity of about 178 GWh in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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