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Will Tata build a battery plant in Somerset?

A year ago, Tata’s battery subsidiary Agratas announced plans to build its cell plant on the Gravity Smart Campus near Bridgwater in the south-west English county of Somerset. The factory is expected to have an annual capacity of 40 GWh and create around 4,000 jobs in the region. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.

Will Tata Sons build a 40GWh battery cell Gigafactory in the UK?

Tata Sons will build a 40GWh battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom (UK). The investment, of over £4 billion, will deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions for customers in UK and Europe.

Is Tata launching a global battery cell Gigafactory in the UK?

Tata Sons today announced plans to establish a global battery cell gigafactory in the UK with a capacity to produce 40GW of cells annually.

How much battery capacity does the UK need?

The Faraday Institute forecasts that the UK will need 100GWh of capacity by 2030, rising to 200GWh by 2040. But in addition to Tata’s 40GWh Somerset site, only Nissan supplier Envision has concrete plans to ramp up UK battery production, eventually taking its battery factory in Sunderland to an output of 38GWh.

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