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NEW DELHI: Tata Sons will set up a 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom with an investment of over £4 billion that will deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions for customers across Europe.
Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors will be the anchor customers, while supplies are expected to commence from 2026.
“I am delighted,” said Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on July 19 on the Tata Group’s decision to set up one of Europe’s largest battery cell manufacturing facilities in the UK. “The Tata Group is deeply committed to a sustainable future across all of our business,” he added.
Trust vote in UK: Welcoming the announcement as an “incredibly proud” moment for the country’s automotive industry, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, “Tata Group’s decision to build their new gigafactory here in the UK – their first outside of India – is a huge vote of confidence in Britain. This will be one of the largest-ever investments in the UK automotive sector.”
The plant, he said, “will not only create thousands of skilled jobs for Britons around the country, but it will also strengthen our lead in the global transition to electric vehicles, helping to grow our economy in clean industries of the future.”
E-mobility transition: Tata Sons investment will bring state-of-the-art technology to the country, assured Chandrasekaran, adding that it will help to power the automotive sector’s transition to electric mobility.
The battery gigafactory will produce high-quality, high-performance, sustainable battery cells and packs for a variety of applications within the mobility and energy sectors.
The gigafactory intends to maximise its renewable energy mix, with an ambition for 100 per cent clean power. The plant will employ innovative technologies and resource efficient processes like battery recycling to recover and reuse all the original raw materials to deliver a truly circular economy ecosystem.
