Centre helping to set up 50 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage under PLI scheme
New Delhi – December 8 (LatestNewsX):
The government is backing a 50 GWh goal for the Production‑Linked Incentive (PLI) Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage programme. In addition to the companies already competing for PLI awards, a record 10 manufacturers have each announced plans that together amount to roughly 178 GWh of capacity to be built across the country in the next five years, the Parliament was told on Tuesday.
In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said that 40 GWh has already been allocated to four beneficiaries under the PLI ACC scheme. The firms that received the award are ACC Energy Storage Pvt. Ltd, Ola Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Reliance New Energy Battery Storage Ltd, and Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries oversees the PLI “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage” that was approved in May 2021. The scheme carries a total outlay of ₹18,100 crore and aims to create 50 GWh of domestic ACC production capacity, with 10 GWh earmarked for Grid‑Scale Stationary Storage (GSSS) applications.
According to the “Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling in India” report released by NITI Aayog in May 2022, the projected annual demand for lithium‑ion batteries could reach around 210 GWh by 2030 under a best‑case scenario.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a set of safety standards that establish requirements and test protocols for lithium‑ion batteries, while the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC) has promulgated the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 to address environmental concerns.
BIS’s safety standards list includes:
– IS 18237: 2023 – Safety of Primary and Secondary Lithium Cells and Batteries during Transport;
– IS 16893 (Part 2) : 2018 – Secondary lithium‑ion cells for electric road vehicles: Part 2 reliability and abuse testing;
– IS 16893 : 2018 (Part 3) – Secondary Lithium‑Ion Cells for electric road vehicles: Part 3 safety requirements;
– IS 16805 : 2018 – Safety requirements for secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non‑acid electrolytes, for industrial use;
– IS 16046 (Part 2) : 2018 – Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells and batteries used in portable applications.
Lithium‑based system safety standards also appear on the list, the minister added.
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