Planning permission has been granted for a 9GWh gigafactory that will be the UK’s first ‘at scale’ plant building batteries to support electric vehicle production.
The gigafactory will form part of a £1bn partnership between Nissan UK and battery firm Envision AESC at the International Advanced Manufacturing Plant (IAMP) in Sunderland.
Construction of the new building on IAMP – which spans land in South Tyneside and Sunderland – is due to begin in 2022 to support battery production in 2024. It also paves the way for a potential future investment of £1.8bn on the site to generate 35GWh capacity by 2030.
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