Where is Russia's new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility located?

Russian state-owned Rosatom State Nuclear Energy (Rosatom) has announced it will build its 3 GWh lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Kaliningrad, in Russia's province of the same name, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania along the Baltic coast.

Will Russian energy storage firm Renera invest in EV batteries?

June 23, 2023: Russian energy storage firm Renera says a special investment contract providing incentives and financial backing for domestic production of batteries for EVs and stationary storage systems was signed at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16.

Will Russia produce a prototype battery by the middle of the year?

The move follows Russia’s claim last month that it will have produced prototype batteries by the middle of the year.

What will Russia's new lithium-ion plant do?

The plant will focus on the production of lithium-ion cells and energy storage systems and will have a total annual battery manufacturing capacity of at least 3 GWh. “The signals we receive from the Russian market indicate that the production volumes we planned a year ago may be insufficient.

Will Russia bring the electric car supply chain into the country?

The production of the plant is to be purchased mainly by domestic car manufacturers, therefore the company will make an important contribution to the implementation of the government’s policy of import substitution. In other words, Russia wants to bring the electric vehicle supply chain into the country.