CATL Qinghai Base

CATL · China · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Xining, Qinghai, China, opened or targeted 2018. Status: operational.

Qinghai Base: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 30 GWh, country China Operational 30 GWh China
Capacity
30 GWh
Chemistry
LFP
Opened or target
2018
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Xining, Qinghai, China

CATL battery cell plant in Xining, Qinghai, China. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Grid storage / EV.

LFP focus for grid storage and cost-sensitive EV; co-located with lithium resource region; key Megapack-equivalent BESS cell source for Chinese grid.

Semiconductor interface: LFP for BESS and grid storage; SiC PCS demand for Chinese grid operators.

Plant record

Plant record

Qinghai Base (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantQinghai Base
LocationXining, Qinghai, China
RegionChina
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryLFP
Capacity (GWh per year)30
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2018
Investment$2.0 billion
Anchor customerGrid storage / EV
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurehigh
Record updated2026-10

Official site: catl.com/en

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: CATL.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Qinghai Base (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10