MHI Receives 22 Bids for 10 GWh ACC Battery Storage Capacity
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has received 22 bids for 10 GWh of ACC battery manufacturing capacity tendered for grid-scale stationary storage applications under the PLI Scheme for the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage.
November 13, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
The capacity forms part of the programme's overall target of establishing 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity. The Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on the Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal on July 15, 2026, with the pre-bid conference held on July 29, 2026. The deadline for bid submissions was November 10, 2026, and technical bids were opened on November 11, 2026, at MHI in the presence of bidders.
The 22 bidders include ACME Solar Holdings, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies, Avaada Electro, Exide Energy Solutions, Fujiyama Power Systems, GK Energy, Godawari New Energy, JPM Energy Solutions (JP Minda Group), JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy), Lineage Power (Pace Digitek), Mahendra Sponge and Power, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, Nsure Reliable Power Solutions, Reliance Industries, Renew Photovoltaics, Sai Bioenergy, Shirdi Sai Electricals, Sun Drops Energia (KP Group), Utex New Energy, Vikram Solar, Waaree Energy Storage Solutions and Zetsol Energy.
The bidding is being conducted through an online, two-stage Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) mechanism to select beneficiary firms for setting up giga-scale ACC manufacturing facilities in India.
In May 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage with a budgetary outlay of INR 18,100 crore to establish 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity. The scheme aims to strengthen domestic battery manufacturing, attract investments and develop a competitive ACC ecosystem.
The 10 GWh allocation for grid-scale stationary storage is intended to support India's growing energy storage requirements alongside the expansion of renewable energy capacity. It is also expected to strengthen domestic manufacturing and the supply chain for ACC technologies.
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