Status
Cancelled: SVOLT dropped its German plant plans in 2024
SVOLT battery cell plant in Uberherrn, Saarland, Germany. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Great Wall / ORA Europe.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | SVOLT |
| Plant | Saarland Gigafactory |
| Location | Uberherrn, Saarland, Germany |
| Region | Europe |
| Owner home country | China |
| Products | cells |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | NMC, LFP |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 24 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | cancelled |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | yes |
| Opened or target year | 2026 |
| Investment | $2.0 billion |
| Anchor customer | Great Wall / ORA Europe |
| Other customers | Multiple EU OEMs |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | high |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: svolt.cn
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baoding Base (SVOLT) | Baoding, Hebei, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erfurt Gigafactory (CATL) | Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany | battery cell plant | operational |
| Salzgitter Gigafactory (PowerCo (Volkswagen)) | Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany | battery cell plant | ramping |
| Gottingen Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Gottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany | battery cell plant | under construction |
| Heide Gigafactory (Northvolt) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | battery cell plant | paused |
| Kaiserslautern Gigafactory (ACC) | Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | battery cell plant | cancelled |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Saarland Gigafactory (SVOLT)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10