Tata To Build ₹ 13,000 Crore EV Battery Plant In Gujarat
Tata Agaratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt., a subsidiary of Tata Group, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to establish an electric-vehicle battery plant that will have a production capacity of 20 gigawatt hours. The Tata plant would make Gujarat a leader in lithium-battery manufacturing. (Representational) Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to set up a giga-factory for manufacturing lithium-ion cells, with an estimated initial investment of around ₹ 13,000 crore. Tata Agaratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt., a subsidiary of Tata Group, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to establish an electric-vehicle battery plant that will have a production capacity of 20 gigawatt hours, generating direct and indirect employment for more than 13,000 people, according to a state government document posted on its website. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working toward making the world’s most-populous nation carbon n...