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LG Energy Solution Wrocław battery gigafactory (Biskupice Podgórne) – expansions

operating, being expandedstage: operational
3.2 bn EUR
programme budget (multi-year)net or gross: not recorded≈ 14 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: European Investment Bank loan EUR 480 million (2020)

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).

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Timeline

  1. Construction start2016

Change history

  • Nov 2025stage: operational

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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  1. [1]5 years of LG Energy Solution Wrocław – the largest investment in the region ↗archived ✓
    Invest in Wrocław
    CostConstruction startSignificanceDescription
    CostThe total cost of the investment in Biskupice Podgórne will amount to EUR 3.2 billion
    Construction startIn 2016, construction began on LG Chem Wroclaw Energy
    SignificanceThe company currently employs 9,500 people.
    DescriptionLG Energy Solution Wroclaw will reach its target production capacity of 100 GWh
  2. [2]EIB signs €480m loan deal with LG Chem Wroclaw Energy ↗archived ✓
    World Construction NetworkApr 2020
    Funding
    FundingThe European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €480m loan agreement with LG Chem Group’s Polish subsidiary LG Chem Wroclaw Energy
  3. [3]LG Energy Solution Wrocław rozpoczyna budowę Magazynu Energii Żarnowiec ↗archived ✓
    LG Energy SolutionMar 2025
    Investor
    Investorspółka LG Energy Solution Wrocław
  4. [4]LG Energy Solution Wrocław kluczowy dla europejskiego sektora magazynowania energii ESS ↗archived ✓
    Wrocław.pl14 May 2025
    StatusDescription
    Status · Descriptionzakład produkcyjny we Wrocławiu uruchamia linie do produkcji systemów ESS (magazynowania energii), których start planowany jest na drugą połowę 2025 roku
    LocationW Biskupicach Podgórnych pod Wrocławiem znajduje się 100 hektarowy, nowoczesny park technologiczny
  5. [5]LG Energy Solution Secures Grid-scale ESS Supply Agreement in Europe with Poland's PGE ↗archived ✓
    LG Energy Solution
    Significance
    Significancesigned an agreement with PGE, Poland’s largest energy sector company, to supply 981MWh of grid-scale ESS batteries between 2026 and 2027. Both companies will collaborate to establish a battery energy storage facility in Żarnowiec, Poland.
  6. [6]industryeurope.com ↗archived ✓
    Funding
    FundingThe European Investment Bank has signed a loan agreement with LG Chem Wrocław Energy, the Polish subsidiary of the LG Chem Group that was established to develop the group’s battery production facility in Europe. The €480-million loan will be used for the construction and operation of highly automated and innovative manufacturing facilities for advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for battery-powered electric vehicles.
    FundingThe remainder will come from the company’s own resources and from other financing sources.
  7. [7]Powstanie jedyny taki zakład na świecie. Pod Wrocławiem rusza produkcja magazynów energii ↗archived ✓
    WNP.PL17 Nov 2025
    Stage
    StageZakład może wytwarzać w skali roku do 1 mln sztuk baterii. Odbiorcami są takie marki jak: Volkswagen, Audi, BMW czy Porsche.
  8. [8]PGE buduje jeden z największych magazynów energii w Europie. Ruszyły ważne prace ↗archived ✓
    WNP.PL23 Apr 2026
    Stage
    StageJednostki DC-Link są produkowane i montowane w europejskiej fabryce LG Energy Solution w Biskupicach Podgórnych