Lok Sabha Question No. 5077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Cumulative Capacity under ACC-PLI
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Dr. K Sudhakar, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Dr. Rajesh Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5077

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2026

## CUMULATIVE CAPACITY UNDER ACC-PLI

## 5077.  SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

DR. K SUDHAKAR:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  cumulative  capacity  committed  under  the  Advanced  Chemistry  Cell  Production Linked Incentive (ACC PLI) Scheme in GWh;
- (b) the status of land acquisition and plant commissioning for approved firms;
- (c) whether domestic cell manufacturing has reduced import dependency for EV batteries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether technology transfer arrangements have been finalised with global partners; and
- (f) if so, the details of such arrangements?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  is  administering  the  Production  Linked Incentive  (PLI)  scheme,  namely  'National  Programme  on  Advanced  Chemistry  Cell  (ACC) Battery Storage,' approved in May 2021 with a total outlay of ₹18,100 crore to establish 50 GWh of domestic Advanced Chemistry Cell manufacturing capacity.

Out  of  the  total  targeted  capacity  of  50  GWh,  40  GWh  has  been  awarded  to  four beneficiary  firms.  The  status  of  land  acquisition  and  plant  commissioning  for  the  approved beneficiary firms are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Beneficiary firms under PLIACC Scheme    | Land acquisition completed   |   Capacity Awarded (in GWh) |   Capacity Installed (in GWh) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | ACC Energy Storage Pvt. Ltd.             | Yes                          |                           5 |                             0 |
| 2.        | Ola Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd.          | Yes                          |                          20 |                             1 |
| 3.        | Reliance New Energy Battery Storage Ltd. | Yes                          |                           5 |                             0 |
| 4.        | Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd.         | Yes                          |                          10 |                             0 |
|           | TOTAL                                    |                              |                          40 |                             1 |

(c) & (d): 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.  However, at present, the domestic demand continues to be met largely through imports.

(e) & (f): As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  PLI  ACC  beneficiary  firms,  the beneficiary firms are using in-house developed ACC technology.

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