Philippines lithium battery facility

Will a lithium-ion phosphate battery plant be built in the Philippines?

The founder and deputy chair of Australian-based investment firm St Baker Energy Innovation Fund plans to establish a lithium-ion phosphate battery manufacturing plant in the Philippines with annual production capacity of 1.2 GWh by the end of the decade.

Who makes lithium-iron-phosphate batteries in the Philippines?

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inaugurates the Philippines' first manufacturing plant for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries by Australian firm StB Capital Partners (St Baker), StB GigaFactory at Filinvest Innovation Park, New Clark City, on Monday, 30 September 2024. Photo by Yummie Dingding

Where is lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery made?

Image: Philippine Board of Investments An Australian-funded lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery gigafactory has hit go on its production line in the Philippines, 113 kilometres northwest of Manila in the Filinvest Innovation Park (FIP), New Clark City.

Who inaugurated the Philippines' first battery plant for electric vehicles?

On Monday, September 30, 2024, President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines inaugurated the country’s first battery plant for electric vehicles. “We have worked very hard and tried to do our best to bring this kind of technology to the Philippines with a clear recognition that this is the future,” said the Philippines’ President Marcos.

How many EV batteries does STB Giga produce a year?

By 2030, the StB Giga factory is expected to reach full production capacity of 2 GWh per year, producing around 18,000 EV batteries or 400,000 home battery systems annually. It plans to export 70% of its output to Australia, Southeast Asia and North America, with the remainder of its output to be distributed within the Philippines.