New Delhi, July 16 -- New Delhi: The Union heavy industries ministry on Wednesday invited bidders to develop 10 gigawatt-hour grid-scale storage systems under the Rs.18,100 crore production-linked incentive scheme for advanced chemistry cell (ACC) manufacturing.

Of the 50 GWh of capacity the scheme aims to help create, 10GWh was previously earmarked for grid-scale storage, in light of the country's growing power requirements and renewable energy deployment.

The tender will close on 13 October, and bids will be opened on 14 October, a statement said. A pre-bid conference will be held on 29 July.

The earnest money deposit is Rs.10 crore, according to publicly available tender details.

In September 2024, the government awarded 10GWh of c...