How to Apply for PLI ACC Battery Storage Scheme — ₹18,100 Cr Subsidy for Giga-Scale Plants

Selection is handled by the Department of Heavy Industry through a transparent Request for Proposal mechanism, using Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS).

• The Department releases an RFP, and applicants download the document from the official platform.
• Each applicant prepares a Technical Bid and a Financial Bid in line with the RFP guidelines.
• Both bids are submitted through the designated online submission system within the specified timeline.
• Under QCBS, the bids are evaluated on the manufacturing capacity the firm commits to, the domestic value addition it proposes, and the subsidy it requests.
• Selected firms are allotted ACC manufacturing capacity and become Beneficiary Firms.
• The beneficiary then has 2 years from the date of award to establish and commission the facility.
• Once sales commence, claims are filed through the online system along with the required supporting documents for verification.
• Verified claims are released as quarterly subsidy payments over 5 years.