Tata to invest Rs 42,500 crore to build EV battery plant in UK

Tata Group on Wednesday announced its plans to build a £4 billion (about Rs 42,500 crore) battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom. Tata Motors and its British subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be anchor customers for the plant capable of providing 40 gigawatt hours worth of batteries annually.

The new plant is expected to be built in Somerset, south-west England and production is due to start in 2026. The factory could supply roughly half a million vehicles per year depending on the size of the batteries.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed Tata Group’s announcement as a “huge vote of confidence” for the country’s automotive industry and economy.