Lithium-ion batteries, LIA (Russian market)

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2026: Russian scientists find a way to extend the operation of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries

Scientists at the Institute of Electric Propulsion of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have found a simple and technological way to significantly extend the operation of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries with a silicon anode - instead of a solid metal substrate, use copper foil with holes. The work will greatly reduce the cost and scale the production of compact and energy-intensive batteries. The university announced this on February 12, 2026. Read more here.

2025

Skoltech launched in Moscow the production of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of up to 100 tons per year

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology has launched a furnace for the synthesis of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries with improved properties on a pilot industrial scale with a capacity of up to 100 tons per year. This was announced by the institute on its website on December 16, 2025. Read more here.

A new plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries opened in Tatarstan for ₽1,5 billion

In the Laishevsky district of Tatarstan, a lithium-ion battery plant was opened on the site of the Innopolis special economic zone. The company "Battery" invested ₽1,5 billion in the project. The funds of the Industrial Development Fund were raised to purchase equipment and accelerate the start-up of production. The plant will produce batteries for industrial use. This was reported by the press service of the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan on October 1, 2025. Read more here

Gigafactory for the production of lithium-ion batteries was built in the Kaliningrad region

Kaliningrad region The construction of the first Russia gigafactory for the production of lithium-ion batteries has been completed. Its pilot operation will begin before the end of 2025. The enterprise with a capacity of 4 GVt·chas per year is located in the Neman district of the region and is part of the structure of the state corporation "," Rosatom providing battery production for 50 thousand electric vehicles annually. The launch of the country's largest battery production was announced by the regional governor Alexei Bezprozvannykh on September 23, 2025. More here

"Liotech" launched the production of batteries for UAVs. Now the share of imports reaches 98%

The Russian company Liotech has received an official license Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia for the development and production of batteries for aviation equipment unmanned aerial vehicles and in conditions when the import share in this market is 98%. This became known in early July 2025. More here

Russia's first production of lithium-ion batteries for drones launched in Togliatti

At the end of January 2025, Transport of the Future launched the first Russia pilot production of lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 20 MWh per year for unmanned aircraft systems based on the ALS research and production center "" in Samara Togliatti. More. here

2023: Innovative ion compositions for batteries were synthesized in Perm. They will become more powerful and durable

On July 10, 2023, specialists from the Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) announced the development of new generation ionic liquids with high electroconductive properties. It is assumed that batteries based on these connections will be more powerful, more reliable and more durable than traditional lithium-ion batteries. Read more here.

2022

The court introduced bankruptcy proceedings at the largest lithium-ion battery plant in Russia

In early December 2022, the Arbitration Court of the Novosibirsk Region declared the company Liteko LLC bankrupt (99% belongs to Rusnano). According to the court's ruling, bankruptcy proceedings have been opened in the company until June 2, 2023. Read more here.

Rosatom is building a plant for the production of batteries for electric vehicles in Kaliningrad for 26 billion rubles

In May 2022, the details of the project for the construction of the Rosatom plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries on the territory of the frozen Baltic nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad region became known. Investments in this enterprise in 2022-2025. will exceed 26 billion rubles. Read more here.

2021: Russia has created batteries for robots and drones at temperatures from -50 to + 50 ° C

NPO Impulse, part of Roselectronics, has developed lithium-ion batteries that can be used in devices operated at temperatures from -50 to + 50 ° C. This was announced on December 21, 2021 by the press service of Rostec (Roselectronics is part of this state corporation). Read more here.

2011: Market Development Forecast to 2020

In 2020, the needs of the Russian economy for lithium-ion energy storage of a new type, according to the most conservative estimates, are estimated at $390 million, while the needs of 2011 amounted to $17 million. Such data were obtained by experts of the Liotech company.

According to the study, the global LIA market will show comparable growth rates: until 2020 it will grow by about 15 times, its volume will be $28.6 billion. The Russian market began to form quite recently, so it is much more modest in volume, but demonstrates better dynamics.

According to research, in Russia the main consumer of LIA will be the automotive industry, as electric transport will gain increasingly strong positions in the most densely populated regions of the country. In second place in terms of demand for LIA will be the electric power industry, where LIA-based drives with high efficiency (95-99%) can be used as network energy storage. Such energy storage is indispensable for covering the daily and seasonal peaks of electricity consumption, as well as as backup power supplies. Finally, the third most important consumer of LIA will be the industry of the Russian Federation.

The structure of LIA consumption in the world is identical to the Russian one: the main volume of batteries is produced for the automotive industry, then there is power and industry. It is also worth noting that both in Europe and in America, projects on the use of alternative power long been successfully implemented, which are as efficient as possible with lithium-ion battery-based drives.