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Battery Storage (PLI-ACC)
India Battery Storage (PLI-ACC)
Demand is booming; the cells, and the materials inside them, are still imported
Policy report · Nov 2026
India Battery Storage (PLI-ACC)
EV and grid-storage demand is real and rising, but five years in the PLI has produced ~2.5 GWh of running cell capacity and no incentive payout; the winners will be whoever actually ramps cells and materials, award or not.
Further reading
- PLI scheme: National Programme on ACC Battery StorageMinistry of Heavy Industries ↗
- Assessing India's ACC PLI schemeIEEFA and JMK Research ↗
- Seven bids received in the 10 GWh PLI-ACC re-tenderPress Information Bureau ↗
- VGF scheme expands to 30 GWh of standalone BESSJMK Research ↗
- India has failed to build a battery-cell ecosystem: can a new PLI change this?Business Today ↗