# SK Innovation building $1B EV battery plant in Georgia, US

SK Innovation is constructing a $1 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Commerce, Georgia, with 28% of construction completed. The plant will have 9.8 GWh annual capacity, is due for completion in the second half of 2021, with mass production starting in 2022. Batteries will supply Volkswagen and other EV brands.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-01-17
- Where: Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 9.8 GWh per year
- Products: electric vehicle batteries
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SK Innovation](https://endata.com/companies/21924.md)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/9168317), 2020-01-17: "SK Innovation has finished 28 percent of the construction of electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Georgia, on schedule for completion by latter half of next year."

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