Sarkari Yojana
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
About Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
Launched by the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Government of India, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage encourages domestic and foreign investors to build giga-scale ACC manufacturing plants that deliver high value addition, quality output, and committed capacity within a set timeframe. Beneficiary firms receive subsidy-based financial incentives to expand domestic manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACCs) and cut reliance on imports. The Department of Heavy Industry runs the scheme through a transparent selection process built around a Request for Proposal (RFP), targeting 50 GWh of ACC manufacturing capacity plus a further 5 GWh reserved for niche technologies. Firms selected must complete their manufacturing facility within 2 years, after which incentives are paid out over the following 5 years. The scheme also sets domestic value addition targets and minimum investment thresholds to strengthen India’s battery ecosystem.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant must be a firm chosen as…
The applicant must be a firm chosen as a Beneficiary Firm through the transparent Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
The applicant must be granted Advanced Chemistry Cell…
The applicant must be granted Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) manufacturing capacity under the scheme.
The applicant must commit to building an ACC…
The applicant must commit to building an ACC manufacturing facility of at least 5 GWh.
The applicant must complete the manufacturing facility within…
The applicant must complete the manufacturing facility within 2 years of the award date.
The applicant must invest at least ₹225 crore…
The applicant must invest at least ₹225 crore per GWh.
The applicant must reach a minimum of 25%…
The applicant must reach a minimum of 25% domestic value addition within 2 years.
The applicant must raise domestic value addition to…
The applicant must raise domestic value addition to 60% within 5 years.
The applicant must carry out manufacturing in India…
The applicant must carry out manufacturing in India as defined under "manufacture" in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act.
The applicant must ensure the value addition from…
The applicant must ensure the value addition from manufacturing produces a change in the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) at the 6-digit level.
Benefits Provided
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Total financial incentives under the scheme add up…
Total financial incentives under the scheme add up to ₹18,100 crore, disbursed over 5 years.
The subsidy amount depends on the applicable per-kilowatt-hour…
The subsidy amount depends on the applicable per-kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate, the percentage of domestic value addition reached, and actual ACC sales.
Incentives become payable only once the beneficiary firm…
Incentives become payable only once the beneficiary firm reaches the committed domestic value addition and begins actual sales of ACCs.
The total subsidy cannot exceed 20% of the…
The total subsidy cannot exceed 20% of the ACC sale price, net of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Incentives take the form of a direct cash…
Incentives take the form of a direct cash subsidy paid to beneficiary firms.
Disbursal happens quarterly, starting once the facility is…
Disbursal happens quarterly, starting once the facility is commissioned and sales begin, and continues for 5 years.
Beneficiary firms must reach at least 25% domestic…
Beneficiary firms must reach at least 25% domestic value addition within 2 years and lift it to 60% within 5 years.
Availing these incentives does not bar a beneficiary…
Availing these incentives does not bar a beneficiary from also claiming incentives under other schemes, such as FAME-II or the PLI for Automobile and Auto Components.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
A document issued by the Director of Industries…
A document issued by the Director of Industries confirming the start of commercial production
A Statutory Auditor Certificate covering the quantity and…
A Statutory Auditor Certificate covering the quantity and value of finished goods procured
A Statutory Auditor Certificate breaking down the major…
A Statutory Auditor Certificate breaking down the major components within the final product's value
A Statutory Auditor Certificate reconciling production, sales, scrap,…
A Statutory Auditor Certificate reconciling production, sales, scrap, stock, and GST
Audited financial statements for the relevant financial year
Audited financial statements for the relevant financial year
A GST audit report for the relevant financial…
A GST audit report for the relevant financial year
A self-certification from the authorised signatory confirming the…
A self-certification from the authorised signatory confirming the end use of the ACC
How to Apply
Online Application
Applicants can apply for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage through the online application process outlined below.
The applicant must wait until the Department of…
The applicant must wait until the Department of Heavy Industry releases the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the scheme.
The applicant must obtain and download the RFP…
The applicant must obtain and download the RFP document from the official platform the Department notifies.
The applicant must put together the application in…
The applicant must put together the application in line with the RFP guidelines, which cover:
Technical Bid
Financial Bid
The applicant must file the application through the…
The applicant must file the application through the designated online submission system before the specified deadline.
The applicant must take part in the Quality…
The applicant must take part in the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) process based on the bids submitted.
The applicant is evaluated against parameters such as…
The applicant is evaluated against parameters such as committed capacity, value addition targets, and subsidy requirements.
Once selected, the applicant is allotted ACC manufacturing…
Once selected, the applicant is allotted ACC manufacturing capacity under the scheme.
The selected applicant must set up the manufacturing…
The selected applicant must set up the manufacturing facility within 2 years.
Once the facility is commissioned and sales begin,…
Once the facility is commissioned and sales begin, the applicant must file claims with the required documents through the designated online system.
The applicant is paid the subsidy quarterly, following…
The applicant is paid the subsidy quarterly, following verification.
Exclusions / Who Is Not Eligible
- The applicant should not be engaged only in the trading of finished ACCs without undertaking manufacturing.
- The applicant will not receive incentives for conventional battery pack manufacturing.
- The applicant will not be eligible if the committed investment, capacity, or value addition conditions are not fulfilled.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.