Slovak Prime Minister
“I am very happy that one of the first investments we can announce during my time in office will be the building of the gigabattery plant, which is key for the future of the automobile industry and electromobility,” Sakonva told local media following the signing.
GIB is a joint venture of Chinese-owned
According to the memorandum, GIB should begin the works on the Surany site next year, and the government will assist the plant with subsidies, administration logistics and connection to the grid, online new outlet Aktuality.sk reported.
“With the support of the Slovak government, Gotion has the ambition to develop this project as the most advanced battery plant with zero carbon print not just in
“We hope that in the future,
Late in August, Gotion bought a 25% stake in InoBat following one-year talks between the two companies.
InoBat’s CEO
In September, InoBat also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
Gotion is part-owned by Volkswagen Gruppe, which invested more than €1bn into Gotion some three years ago, acquiring a 24.77% stake and enabling it to develop its activities further.
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