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The Cabinet has approved the implementation of the 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’ that was proposed by the Department of Heavy Industry.

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About the Production linked Incentive Scheme

• Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) is a production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and to attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components.
• Support: The Scheme would boost the electronics manufacturing landscape and establish India at the global level in electronics sector. 
• Incentive: The scheme will provide an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a period of five (5) years.
• Time period: Support shall be provided for a period of five (5) years subsequent to the base year. 
• Implementation: The Scheme will be implemented by a Nodal Agency which shall act as Project Management Agency (PMA).
• The scheme has been initiated on the efforts of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
• Second Round: After the success of the First Round the proposal for accepting applications underSecond Round of the PLI Scheme has been approved by the Competent Authority.
  • The target segment for the purpose of this round shall be Specified Electronic Components.
  • incentives of 5% to 3%shall be extended on incremental sales for a period of four (4) years.

About the 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’

• Reduce import: The National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage will reduce the import dependence.
  • All the demand of the ACCs is currently met through imports in India.
• Bidding process: ACC battery Storage manufacturers will be selected by a transparent competitive bidding process.

What are Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACCs)? This is a new generation of advanced storage technologies. It can store electric energy either as electrochemical or as chemical energy and converts back to electric energy when required.

• Manufacturing facility: It would have to be commissioned within a period of two years.
• Time period: The incentive will be disbursed over a period of five years.
• Incentive amount: It will increase with increased specific energy density & cycles and increased local value addition.
• Capacity Target: Each ACC manufacturing facility should be of minimum five (5) GWh capacity and should ensure a minimum 60% domestic value addition at the Project level within five years.
  • The beneficiary firms have to achieve a domestic value addition of atleast 25% and incur the mandatory investment Rs.225 crore /GWh within 2 Years and raise it to 60% domestic value addition within 5 Years, either at Mother Unit, in-case of an Integrated Unit, or at the Project Level, in-case of "Hub & Spoke" structure.
• Support: It will also support the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.