Overview
- Agratas, part of Tata Group, won about £380 million in government support for its Bridgwater battery plant under the DRIVE35 programme.
- The wider DRIVE35 package totals £470 million, with £84 million directed to projects involving JLR, ELM Mobility, Maeving and Nissan.
- Construction is advancing with building cladding close to completion and ring-road works due to start soon, and the company plans first battery production next year.
- Agratas projects up to 4,000 jobs from the facility, with about 1,600 roles linked to the ring-road build near the site.
- The factory will supply cells for Range Rover, Defender and Jaguar models, and the funding comes through the Department for Business and Trade’s Automotive Transformation Fund via the Advanced Propulsion Centre.