Ministry of Heavy Industries receives 22 tenders for 10 GW ACC production

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has received 22 tenders for setting up giga-scale Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) production plants in India, according to information provided by PIB. These tenders were invited through global tenders on the Central Public Procurement (CPP) portal for 10 GW capacity ACC production. This 10 GW capacity will be utilised for Grid-Scale Stationary Energy Storage (GSSS) applications.

This project is part of the total 50 GW ACC production capacity stipulated under the National Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage Programme. The tender process is being conducted online and transparently through the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) system. The last date for submitting tenders was 10 November 2026, after which the technical bids were opened in the presence of tender holders at the Ministry on 11 November 2026.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) for this tender process was issued on 15 July 2026, and a bid pre-conference was organised on 29 July 2026. The names of the 22 companies that submitted tenders include ACMI Solar Holdings Limited, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private Limited, Avada Electro Limited, Exide Energy Solutions Limited, Fujiyama Power Systems Limited, GK Energy Limited, Godavari New Energy Private Limited, JPM Energy Solutions Private Limited, JSW Neo Energy Limited, Lineage Power Private Limited, Mahendra Sponge and Power Limited, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited, Ensure Renewable Power Solutions Private Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, Renew Photovoltaics Private Limited, Sai Bioenergy Private Limited, Shiradi Sai Electricals Limited, Sun Drops Energia Limited, Utex New Energy Private Limited, Vikram Solar Limited, Vari Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited and Zetsol Energy Private Limited.

This 10 GW capacity will be helpful in meeting the increasing energy storage needs in the country due to the expansion of renewable energy. This will strengthen energy security and also promote the local value chain of ACC technology. This robust participation received in the tenders demonstrates the growing industry interest in ACC production capacity, which strengthens the government's commitment to creating a self-reliant and globally competitive ACC mechanism in technology as per the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.

The Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme under the National Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage Programme in May 2021. The total budget for this scheme was ₹18,100 crore, aimed at taking the country's ACC production capacity to 50 GW. The objective of this scheme is to increase India's domestic ACC production capacity and encourage large domestic and international investors to establish a world-class and competitive ACC production ecosystem in India.