Moscow battery plant opens Putin authorizes production

Oct 6

Ivan Prozorov reports the launch of Renera's robotic battery complex at Technopolis Moscow, with Putin participating remotely and Sobyanin on site. Putin authorizes production after Anastasia Mikhailova's request and advocates domestic storage for transport, the grid and data centres. The package describes annual planned output of 18 million cells, four GWh and batteries for 50,000 electric vehicles, 1,300 jobs, automated production and employee training. Dankovtsev explains cells and assembly; Sukhnev describes a projected battery service life; Matytsin discusses his work. Sobyanin argues import dependence prevents technological sovereignty and explains the planned domestic certification centre, expected next year. Likhachev describes the research centre and post-lithium work. Putin expects most domestic demand to be met by 2030 and promises technology and tax support. A second small-battery factory is under construction. Output, performance, future capacity and certification dates are plans or source estimates, not completed results.

Putin remotely authorizes production at Renera's Technopolis Moscow battery complex, with Sobyanin participating on site. Vremya reports planned annual capacity of 18 million cells and four GWh, batteries for 50,000 vehicles and 1,300 jobs. Officials discuss domestic storage and certification, research, future small-battery production and a 2030 domestic-demand objective. Capacity, performance and future facilities are projections rather than achieved output.