India has received 22 bids for 10 GWh of advanced chemistry cell (ACC) manufacturing capacity dedicated to grid-scale stationary storage, in a government tender that strengthens the country’s effort to build domestic battery infrastructure for renewable energy. The Ministry of Heavy Industries said the bids came from companies including Reliance Industries, ACME Solar Holdings, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies, Exide Energy Solutions, JSW Neo Energy and Vikram Solar.
The 10 GWh capacity is part of the broader target to establish 50 GWh of ACC manufacturing capacity in India under the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage. The Ministry said the grid-scale allocation is intended to meet the country’s growing energy-storage requirements as renewable-energy capacity expands.
According to the Ministry, the additional storage capacity is expected to support energy security and deepen the domestic value chain for ACC technologies. Grid-scale storage can be used to hold electricity and make it available when generation and demand do not match, although the statement did not specify the technologies, project locations or commissioning schedules proposed by the bidders.
The ACC battery-storage Production Linked Incentive scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2021 with a total budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore. The programme is intended to develop domestic manufacturing capabilities and attract large Indian and international companies to establish a globally competitive ACC manufacturing ecosystem.
The request for proposal was floated on the Central Public Procurement portal on July 15, 2026. A pre-bid conference was held on July 29, and the deadline for submitting bids was November 10. The technical bids were opened on November 11 at the Ministry of Heavy Industries in the presence of bidders, the Ministry said.
The bidding process is being conducted online through a two-stage Quality and Cost-Based Selection mechanism. This means the proposals will be assessed through both technical and financial considerations, although the Ministry’s statement did not disclose the evaluation timetable or the next steps for selecting companies.
Other bidders named by the Ministry include Avaada Electro, Fujiyama Power Systems, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, Waaree Energy Storage Solutions, Godawari New Energy, Renew Photovoltaics, Sun Drops Energia, GK Energy, JPM Energy Solutions, Lineage Power, Mahendra Sponge and Power, Nsure Reliable Power Solutions, Sai Bioenergy, Shirdi Sai Electricals, Utex New Energy and Zetsol Energy.
The Ministry said the participation reflects industry interest in India’s ACC manufacturing potential and its objective of building a technologically self-reliant, globally competitive and sustainable battery ecosystem. The immediate milestone is the evaluation of the technical bids under the online tender process; the statement did not provide a date for final allocation of the 10 GWh capacity.
