Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Indigenous Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing and Energy Storage Initiatives
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 126 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025

## INDIGENOUS LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY STORAGE INITIATIVES

## *126.  SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has announced a 10 gigawatt RFP for grid-scale energy storage systems, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is promoting indigenous manufacturing of advanced chemistry cells under the ACC-PLI scheme, and if so, the current and projected production capacity;
- (c) whether projected demand for lithium-ion batteries in India is expected to reach 600-900GWh by 2032 and if so, the measures being taken to meet this demand sustainably; and
- (d) whether safety standards are being developed for lithium-ion batteries considering application and environmental factors, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SH. H.D. KUMARASWAMY)

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the Table of the house.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 126 FOR 09.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY REGARDING  'INDIGENOUS  LITHIUM-ION  BATTERY  MANUFACTURING  AND ENERGY STORAGE INITIATIVES'

(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 which 10 GWh is earmarked for Grid Scale Stationary Storage (GSSS) applications.

40 GWh capacity has been awarded to four beneficiary firms. Under the PLI ACC scheme, beneficiary-wise details of their projected and current production capacities are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Beneficiary firms under PLI ACC Scheme   |   Projected Capacity (in GWh) |   Current Capacity (in GWh) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | ACC Energy Storage Pvt. Ltd.             |                             5 |                           0 |
| 2.        | Ola Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd.          |                            20 |                           1 |
| 3.        | Reliance New Energy Battery Storage Ltd. |                             5 |                           0 |
| 4.        | Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd.         |                            10 |                           0 |
|           | TOTAL                                    |                            40 |                           1 |

- (c): As per the NITI Aayog report 'Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling in India'  published  in  May  2022,  under  the  optimistic  scenario,  the  projected  annual  demand  for lithium-ion batteries is expected to reach about 210 GWh by 2030.

Under the PLI ACC Scheme, the Government is supporting the establishment of 50 GWh ACC capacity.  Besides the PLI ACC scheme applicants, at least 10 manufacturers have announced a cumulative capacity of about 178 GWh in the country over the next five years.

- (d): Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  has  published  the  safety  standards,  prescribing  safety requirements  and  test  protocols  for  lithium-ion  batteries  as  per annexure. Further,  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MOEFCC)  has  notified  Battery  Waste  Management Rules, 2022 , dated 22 nd August 2022 for environmental factors.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  126  FOR  09.12.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  Y  S  AVINASH  REDDY REGARDING  'INDIGENOUS  LITHIUM-ION  BATTERY  MANUFACTURING  AND ENERGY STORAGE INITIATIVES'

## List of Safety Standards published by BIS

-  IS  18237:  2023 :  Safety  of  Primary  and  Secondary  Lithium  Cells  and  Batteries  during Transport.
-  IS 16893 (Part 2) :2018 : Secondary lithium - Ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles: Part 2 reliability and abuse testing.
-  IS 16893 2018 (Part 3): Secondary Lithium - Ion Cells for the Propulsion of Electric Road Vehicles Part 3 Safety Requirements.
-  IS  16805:  2018 :  Secondary  Cells  and  Batteries  Containing Alkaline  or  Other  Non-Acid Electrolytes - Safety Requirements for Secondary Lithium Cells and Batteries, for use in Industrial Applications.
-  IS 16046 (Part 2) :2018 : Secondary Cells and Batteries containing Alkaline or other NonAcid Electrolytes - Safety Requirements for portable sealed secondary cells and for batteries made from them for use in portable applications Part 2 Lithium systems.

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