IMPACT OF 10 GWh CAPACITY PROJECT

Ministry of Heavy Industries

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IMPACT OF 10 GWh CAPACITY PROJECT

Posted On: 18 MAR 2025 3:24PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) administers a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme namely “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage”. Under the scheme, the total outlay is ₹18,100 Crore for a capacity of 50 GWh for a period of 5 years after gestation period of 2 years. A total of 40GWh in two tranches has been allocated to four PLI beneficiaries. Further, as per recommendation of EGoS in July 2024, MHI initiated the process for finalizing bid documents for balance 10 GWh capacity for Grid Scale Stationary Storage (GSSS) applications in consultation with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The details of the scheme may be seen at:https://heavyindustries.gov.in/pli-scheme-national-programme-advanced-chemistry-cell-acc-battery-storage. The objectives of the PLI ACC scheme are:

Promoting indigenous manufacturing

Enhancing cost competitiveness

Boosting clean energy and sustainability

Encouraging investment and innovation

Developing a robust supply chain and generating employment and economic growth.

Fostering local manufacturing to decrease dependence on imported batteries, supporting the broader goal of self-reliance in the energy sector.

The "National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage" is a government initiative in India which, inter-alia, aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and battery storage technologies by promoting manufacturing of Giga Scale battery manufacturing units.

The scheme is creating ACC manufacturing ecosystem in the country by reducing battery costs, making EVs more affordable and accelerating adoption, enhancing energy storage solutions for renewable integration, improving grid stability and energy efficiency.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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