Content |
History
2025: Completion of the construction of a gigafactory for the production of lithium-ion batteries 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.
According to TASS, the regional authorities consider the implementation of the gigafactory project as an important factor in the economic development of the region. The Governor noted that the launch of the enterprise takes the region to a new technological level, since the production of cars and batteries will be concentrated within one area. The integration of related industries creates a synergistic effect for the development of the automotive industry.
The new production enterprise will provide labor places for about 900 people with basic capacity, with the possibility of increasing to 1.5 thousand jobs with the development of related and supporting industries. The plant will become one of the largest taxpayers in the region and will contribute to the development of education, science, technology and industrial cooperation in the region.
The technical parameters of the gigafactory provide for the possibility of a significant expansion of production capacity in the event of confirmation of market demand for products. With the introduction of the second and third stages, the total production capacity can reach 14 GVt·chas per year. This scaling will provide lithium-ion batteries with a significantly larger fleet of electric vehicles.[1]
2023
The head of Rosatom told Putin about the creation of a gigafactory for the production of batteries in Moscow
Rosatom will build a second gigafactory for the production of batteries for electric vehicles. It will be located in Moscow. On August 14, 2023, the general director of the nuclear state corporation Alexei Likhachev spoke about this during a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
 | We are building a plant in Kaliningrad, we have agreed with Moscow - thanks to Sergei Semenovich [Sobyanin, mayor of the Russian capital] - to create a similar plant, "Likhachev said. |  |
He added that the state corporation is "seriously entering" electric propulsion and is thinking about the targeted supply of a complete electric drive, including an electric motor, gearbox and inverter.
A Vedomosti source familiar with the details of the project claims that the new plant is planned to be located in New Moscow, it will produce batteries for electric buses and Atom cars. According to a representative of Rosatom, with whom the newspaper contacted, we are talking about the construction of an enterprise "commensurate" with what Renera is building in the Kaliningrad region.
Rosatom's plans are very ambitious, but with the current configuration, the cost of Russian batteries will be higher than, for example, Chinese imports, said independent auto expert Sergei Burgazliev. He recalls that factories in the PRC produce millions of batteries a year. According to him, in order to achieve a competitive cost of full-cycle production (including cell production), the factory in Kaliningrad should produce at least 250,000 batteries per year, that is, the volume of production should grow 5 times from the design one.
Independent industrial expert Maxim Shaposhnikov estimates the volume of production of electric vehicles in Russia in partnership with Chinese companies in 50 000-100 000 per year in the coming years. That is, the need for batteries for new machines from 2025, according to his estimates, will be from 3 to 7 GWh per year.[2]
Acquisition of a stake in the manufacturer of electric vehicles JSC "Kama" for 6.2 billion rubles
On July 24, 2023, information appeared that Ranera, a subsidiary of the Rosatom state corporation, became a co-owner of Kama JSC, which is developing the Atom electric car. This follows from the company report. Learn more here.
Rosatom owns 98.32% of South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturer Enertech
Rosatom has almost completely consolidated the South Korean manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries Enertech International. This became known on May 15, 2023. Read more here.
2022: Start of construction of gigafactory in Kaliningrad region
Industry integrator RENERA initiated the creation of a gigafactory in Kaliningrad and launched its construction. Rostat announced this on October 14, 2022.
The plant in the Kaliningrad region will make lithium traction batteries for electric transport, as well as stationary energy storage systems for the power grid complex. Moreover, it will be the production of a full cycle - from mixing the components of cathode and anode masses to the production of finished products.
The electric transport boom is the key to RANERA's business success. Based on the concept of the development of electric transport in Russia in 2030, 220 thousand electric vehicles will be produced. In order to provide electric vehicles with domestic drives (and this is the most expensive component), RANERA began to build a plant with a capacity of 4 GVt·ch per year. This will be enough to equip 50 thousand electric vehicles annually. The project was created when demand indicators were more modest. Given the changed market conditions, such capacity is not enough, and RANERA is ready to expand production. In case of increased demand, the second and third stages will be introduced, then the production capacity will reach 14 GVt·ch.
| | The most important task that we solve is to ensure technological sovereignty. By 2025, we will open a gigafactory of lithium batteries in Russia. Now we are looking at the Russian market, ready to provide it. And taking into account the next technological breakthrough, we are ready to work with the international market, - assured the general director of RANERA Alexander Kamashev. | |
The plant will employ about 900 people. And if we count the accompanying enterprises for the production of components, then 1,500 specialists will be provided with jobs.
Investments in the project are estimated at 26 billion rubles, of which 5 billion will be allocated by the regional government.
2021: Purchase of South Korean lithium-ion battery maker Enertech International
In March 2021, Rosatom announced the purchase of Enertech International. Its participants chose not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction. Read more here.
Notes
| The site content is translated by machine translation software powered by PROMT. The machine-translated articles are not always perfect and may contain errors in vocabulary, syntax or grammar. Read original article If you find inaccuracies or errors in the results of machine translation, please write to editor@tadviser.ru. We will make every effort to correct them as soon as possible. |