Regional sources reportthat the state corporation “Rosatom” plans on August 25 to launch the construction of the first gigafactory in Russia for the production of lithium batteries near Kaliningrad. Plans to start production on the territory of the frozen Baltic NPP were approved in the spring of 2021, and an agreement with local authorities on the construction signed in September 2021.
An example of “RENERA” products. Image source: Rosatom
The commissioning of the plant is expected in 2025 with full production as part of the initial phase in 2026. It is assumed that initially the plant will produce lithium-containing batteries with a total capacity of at least 3 GWh per year. By 2030, the plant’s capacity could be expanded to more than 10 GWh of batteries per year. Thus, production will be able to provide up to 50,000 electric vehicles per year with Russian-made traction batteries from 2026, raising this bar to 200,000 electric vehicles after 2030.
According to preliminary information, the technology for the production of lithium batteries from the South Korean company Enertech will be implemented at the plant. In March 2021, TVEL JSC, a subsidiary of Rosatom, bought out 49% of Enertech shares. Near Kaliningrod, most likely, elements for NCM811 batteries will be produced on electrodes made of nickel, cobalt and manganese with a low cobalt content – one of the most advanced today.
The new enterprise will provide batteries not only for electric vehicles. A significant part of the products will be used in industrial energy storage systems to ensure the stability of electricity supply in distribution networks.
Rosatom project near Kaliningrad evaluated at 26.35 billion rubles. The state corporation and an unnamed second shareholder will invest 2.17 billion rubles each in the construction of the enterprise, another 5 billion rubles. will be subsidies from the budget of the region, and 17 billion rubles. will be allocated as a loan.
According to the source, the General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Alexei Likhachev will take part in the ceremony of the start of construction on August 25, according to the source.
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