# Northvolt to invest $200M in battery systems factory in Gdańsk, Poland

Northvolt will invest $200 million to build a 50,000 sqm factory in Gdańsk, Poland, for assembly of energy storage systems. The factory will have an initial output of 5 GWh, start production in 2022, and create 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-02-18
- Where: Gdańsk, Poland, Poland
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5 GWh initial, 12 GWh potential
- Products: battery modules, energy storage systems
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Northvolt](https://endata.com/companies/7632.md)

## Sources

- [northvolt.com](https://northvolt.com/articles/systems-poland/), 2021-02-18: "Securing battery cell manufacturing capacity in Europe is key for its industrial future, but what is equally critical is the industrial capacity for integrating cells into real-world solutions."

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