Tata will build its UK electric vehicle battery facility in Bridgwater

LONDON: Bridgwater, in southwest England, will be the site of the new multibillion-pound battery manufacturing facility being built by Indian giant Tata Group, which made the announcement on Wednesday.

Tata’s first “gigafactory” outside of India is slated to open in Somerset County, southwest England, and will cost £4 billion ($5 billion).
Agratas, the worldwide battery division of the Tata Group, verified on Wednesday that the 40 GWh plant will be constructed at the Gravity Smart Campus in Bridgwater.

The UK facility will grow to be one of Europe’s biggest locations for the production of battery cells. Tata, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), unveiled the project in July.
According to a statement by Agratas, the facility is projected to generate up to 4,000 green-tech employment in the region, with “many thousands” more likely to be produced indirectly.
“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,” Tom Flack, CEO of Agratas, said.
According to the announcement, construction will begin gradually, and battery manufacturing is expected to begin in 2026.
It further said that its “first customers” will be JLR and Tata Motors.