ACC BATTERY PRODUCTION-LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEME

• National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage is a PLI scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), approved May 2021, outlay ₹18,100 crore, to set up 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity.
• Flagship instrument for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in energy storage; underpins EV adoption, renewable integration, and import-substitution of ~₹20,000 crore/year in battery imports.
• UPSC-relevant for GS-III (industrial policy, energy security, S&T) and Prelims (scheme architecture, beneficiaries, GWh figures).