New Delhi, July 30 -- The race to secure the final tranche of incentives under India's advanced battery manufacturing programme is gathering pace, with Exide Industries, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility and Waaree Group among likely bidders for the government's 10 gigawatt-hour (GWh) grid-scale energy storage tender, according to two people aware of the development.

The tender has been floated under the Rs.18,100-crore production-linked incentive PLI scheme for advanced chemical cells (PLI ACC)

These companies were present at the pre-bid conference on Wednesday, signalling their interest in the tender. The companies and the ministry of heavy industries, which administers the PLI ACC scheme, did not immediately respond to Mint's emailed quer...