
Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachev announced the possibility of building new “gigafactories” of energy storage devices in Russia after the launch of the first complex in the Kaliningrad region with the participation of Vladimir Putin.
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In 2025, Russia’s first “gigafactory” of energy storage devices was launched in the Nemansky district of the Kaliningrad region.
Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev said that the Kaliningrad “gigafactory” of energy storage devices may not be the last in Russia.
Russia’s first “gigafactory” of energy storage devices was launched by Rosatom in the Nemansky district of the Kaliningrad region in 2025.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The Kaliningrad “gigafactory” of energy storage devices may not be the last such complex to be created in Russia, said Alexey Likhachev, general director of the Rosatom state corporation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday takes part in the opening of the first complex in the cluster for the production of electric batteries. Likhachev also took part in the event.
“You mentioned the Kaliningrad factory... perhaps not the last gigafactory that will be created in Russia,” Likhachev said, addressing the head of state.

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