Power plantPower & energy

GS Yuasa to open domestic stationary energy storage system plant in Ibaraki

GS Yuasa CorporationIbaraki, IbarakiPublished Sep 1, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionOct 2028

To completion

Today

20272028

About 24 months to scheduled completion.

GS Yuasa will develop a new manufacturing plant for stationary energy storage systems in Ibaraki Prefecture under its Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry-approved battery supply security plan. The facility is scheduled to begin supply in October 2028, with production spanning domestically made lithium-ion battery cells through control systems.

Project facts

Owner: GS Yuasa Corporation
Listing: 6674 Tokyo
Facility: Power plant
Sector: Power & energy
Location: Ibaraki, Ibaraki, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: 2 GWh/year
Completion: Oct 2028
Announced: Aug 31, 2026
Themes: power-grid, renewable-energy, EV-battery

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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