Tata Group Announced that its very First Gigafactory outside of India will likely to be set up and located in Bridgwater town in England. The new multibillion-pound UK factory will Manufacture Batteries in South West England. According to news agency AFP, the Doller 5 Billion factory will be located in South West England’s Somerset. Tata Group’s global Battery business, Agratas confirmed that the 40 GWh factory will be built at Bridgwater’s Gravity Smart Campus in England.
Tata had announced in July last year that the UK plant will become one of Europe’s largest battery cell-manufacturing sites. The factory is expected to create up to 4,000 green-tech jobs in the areas. “Many thousands” of jobs are expected to be created indirectly, as per Agratas. Our multibillion-pound investment will bring state-of-the-art technology to Somerset, helping to supercharge Britain’s transition to electric mobility whilst creating thousands of jobs in the process, said Agratas CEO Tom Flack said.
Battery production will commence from the year 2026, the statement said and Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors would be the “First Customers”. As per the announcement last year, the 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 plans to maximize the renewable Energy mix with an ambition for 100 percent clean and reliable power.
