Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) Battery

July 21, 2023

Ministry of Heavy Industries has recently announced the re-bidding of ACC manufacturing under PLI Scheme on ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’.
ACCs are new generation of advanced storage technologies that can store electric energy, either as electrochemical or as chemical energy, and convert it back to electric energy as and when required.
Applications- electric vehicles, maintaining grid stability, solar rooftop, consumer electronics etc.
The government has approved the PLI scheme ‘National Programme on ACC Battery Storage’ for achieving a manufacturing capacity of 50 Giga Watt Hour (GWh) of ACC to enhance manufacturing capabilities with a budgetary outlay of Rs 18,100 crore.