The American group Tesla, a specialist in electric vehicles and also manufactures batteries and solar panels, the firm in China of a contract announced on Friday to build its first large -scale storage factory for the Chinese electricity network. “Tesla has officially signed its first electric plants storage project for the Network in Continental China,” said the Chinese social network weibo.
He said that this installation, which should be “the largest” of this type in China, “would allow you to adjust the resources of the electricity grid and effectively solve the pressures related to the supply of electricity in an urban environment.” According to the Chinese financial media, Yicai, the amount of the contract signed by Tesla Shanghai, the authorities of this great city in eastern China and the China Kangfu international lease company, provide investments of four billion yuan, just under $ 560 million.
A contract in the context of tensions but American
Tesla installed a vehicle assembly chain in Shanghai, which also produced more than 100 megapacks in the first 2025 quarter destined for export, particularly to Europe. A megapack is a giant battery that can store more than 3.9 megawatts (MWH) of electricity, the equivalent of the consumption of 3,600 homes on average for an hour, depending on the Tesla website.
The group specifies that these blocks, which resemble white containers, can connect to each other without ceasing while each of their own connectivity devices have. At this stage, the American group indicates that it has installed it for the equivalent of more than 10 Gigawattheures (GWh), especially in several US states such as Texas (81 units) and Alaska (37 units), as well as in Australia (212 units).
The signing of this contract comes at a time when relations are tense between Washington and Beijing, in the context of the commercial war initiated by the president of the United States, Donald Trump. However, the chief of Tesla, billionaire Elon Musk, was a nearby advisor to Donald Trump during his Campaign for the White House and directed the commission with the Government efficiency (Doge) to the mission of drastically reducing federal expenses.
Source: BFM TV
