Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery
PLI Gets Good Response
Ø Strong Industry Response Reflects
Growing Interest in Establishing Domestic ACC Manufacturing Capacity
Ø Bid opening marks a significant step
towards strengthening India’s Domestic ACC Manufacturing Ecosystem
·
The
Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) received 22 bids for setting up 10 GWh of Advanced
Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing capacity in India.
·
The
capacity is earmarked for Grid-Scale
Stationary Storage (GSSS) applications to meet growing
energy-storage requirements, particularly from renewable energy expansion.
·
The
Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on 15 July 2026, with technical bids
opened on 11 November 2026.
·
Bidding
is being conducted through a transparent two-stage Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
mechanism.
·
Major
bidders include Reliance Industries, Exide Energy Solutions, Amara Raja
Advanced Cell Technologies, JSW Neo Energy, ACME Solar, Avaada
Electro and Vikram Solar.
·
The
bids reflect strong industry interest in establishing domestic ACC battery
manufacturing facilities.
·
The
initiative forms part of the PLI
Scheme for the National Programme on ACC Battery Storage,
approved in May 2021 with a budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore.
·
The
overall programme targets 50
GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity, aiming to reduce
import dependence, strengthen the domestic battery supply chain and promote
technological self-reliance.
[ABS News Service/13.11.2026]
The Ministry of Heavy Industries
(MHI) has received 22 bids from prospective bidders for 10 GWh capacity offered
under the Global Tender floated on the Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal
for selection of beneficiary firms to establish giga-scale Advanced Chemistry
Cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities in India. The 10 GWh capacity is earmarked
for Grid-Scale Stationary Storage (GSSS) applications and forms part of the
overall targeted 50 GWh ACC manufacturing capacity under the National Programme
on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage.
Request for Proposal (RFP) was
floated on CPP portal on 15th July 2026. The pre-bid conference was
held on 29th July 2026. The last date for receiving bids was 10th
November 2026 on CPP portal and the Technical Bids were opened on 11th
November 2026 in the presence of the bidders at MHI. The bidding is being
conducted online through a transparent two-stage Quality and Cost Based
Selection (QCBS) mechanism. The list of bidders who have submitted their bids
is as follows:
|
S. No. |
Name of the Bidder |
|
1. |
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd. |
|
2. |
Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
|
3. |
Avaada Electro Ltd. |
|
4. |
Exide Energy Solutions Ltd. |
|
5. |
Fujiyama Power Systems Ltd. |
|
6. |
GK Energy Ltd. |
|
7. |
Godawari New Energy Pvt. Ltd. |
|
8. |
JPM Energy Solutions Pvt.
Ltd. |
|
9. |
JSW Neo Energy Ltd. |
|
10. |
Lineage Power Pvt. Ltd. |
|
11. |
Mahendra Sponge and Power Ltd. |
|
12. |
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. |
|
13. |
Nsure Reliable Power Solutions Pvt.
Ltd. |
|
14. |
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
|
15. |
Renew Photovoltaics Pvt.
Ltd. |
|
16. |
Sai Bioenergy Pvt. Ltd. |
|
17. |
Shirdi Sai Electricals Ltd. |
|
18. |
Sun Drops Energia Ltd. |
|
19. |
Utex New Energy Pvt. Ltd. |
|
20. |
Vikram Solar Ltd. |
|
21. |
Waaree Energy Storage Solutions Pvt.
Ltd. |
|
22. |
Zetsol Energy Pvt. Ltd. |
In May 2021, the Union Cabinet
approved the PLI Scheme on the ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell
(ACC) Battery Storage’, with a total budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore
for achieving an ACC manufacturing capacity of 50 GWh in the country. The Scheme
seeks to enhance India’s domestic ACC manufacturing capabilities and encourage
large domestic and international players to establish a globally competitive
ACC manufacturing ecosystem in India.
The allocation of 10 GWh for GSSS
applications is expected to support the country’s rapidly growing
energy-storage requirements arising from the expansion of renewable energy. It
will contribute to enhancing energy security and deepening the domestic value
chain for ACC technologies.
The strong participation in the
tender reflects growing industry interest in India’s ACC manufacturing
potential and reinforces the Government’s commitment to building a
technologically self-reliant, globally competitive and sustainable ACC
ecosystem, in line with the vision of Viksit Bharat
@2047.