LG Energy Solution Wrocław battery gigafactory (Biskupice Podgórne) — expansions
The European Union's largest gigafactory for lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles, operated by LG Energy Solution Wrocław in Biskupice Podgórne near Wrocław, ultimately with a production capacity of around 100 GWh. The facility is being progressively expanded: alongside the automotive cell lines, new lines are being launched for the production of energy storage systems (ESS) based on lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, the first of which are due to start in the second half of 2025. The plant is the manufacturer and supplier of cells for PGE's large-scale energy storage facility in Żarnowiec (approx. 981 MWh).
How it went
Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.
Timeline
- Construction start 2016
Significance
The EU's largest factory for lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles, employing 9,500 people, with a target production capacity of about 100 GWh. The expansion with LFP cell lines and ESS systems strengthens the European energy storage supply chain — the plant supplies cells for PGE's energy storage facility in Żarnowiec with a capacity of about 981 MWh, a key element of Poland's energy transition.
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- Invest in WrocławCostConstruction startSignificanceDescription
Cost „The total cost of the investment in Biskupice Podgórne will amount to EUR 3.2 billion"
Construction start „In 2016, construction began on LG Chem Wroclaw Energy"
Significance „The company currently employs 9,500 people."
Description „LG Energy Solution Wroclaw will reach its target production capacity of 100 GWh"
- World Construction Network Apr 2020cost.funding
cost.funding[0] „The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €480m loan agreement with LG Chem Group's Polish subsidiary LG Chem Wroclaw Energy"
- LG Energy Solution Mar 2025Investor
Investor „spółka LG Energy Solution Wrocław"
- Wrocław.pl 14 May 2025StatusStageSignificance
Status „zakład produkcyjny we Wrocławiu uruchamia linie do produkcji systemów ESS, których start planowany jest na drugą połowę 2025 roku"
Stage „zakład produkcyjny we Wrocławiu uruchamia linie do produkcji systemów ESS (magazynowania energii), których start planowany jest na drugą połowę 2025 roku"
locations „W Biskupicach Podgórnych pod Wrocławiem znajduje się 100 hektarowy, nowoczesny park technologiczny"
- LG Energy SolutionSignificance
Significance „981MWh of grid-scale ESS batteries"