Overnight World Report · October 13, 2026, 5:40 AM CDT
Key Facts
- China’s Gotion sets commissioning date for $1.3 billion Africa’s first gigafactory in Morocco targeting Africa, Europe and the US (via Business Insider Africa)
China’s Gotion sets commissioning date for $1.3 billion Africa’s first gigafactory in Morocco targeting Africa, Europe and the US.
– Gotion Power Morocco plans to begin commissioning its battery-production equipment during the week of 20 October.
The first phase of the Kenitra project represents approximately $1.3 billion in investment. The factory will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage, targeting African and international markets.
A separate partnership with Volkswagen’s PowerCo will produce battery materials in Morocco. Read Also Gotion Power Morocco announced on 12 October that equipment commissioning and startup would begin during the week of 20 October at its plant in Kenitra’s Atlantic Free Zone.
The company says construction of the cell plant’s buildings and infrastructure is complete. The first phase is designed for 20 gigawatt-hours of annual production capacity, a planned figure rather than current output.
The facility will manufacture lithium iron phosphate batteries, commonly known as LFP batteries, for customers in Morocco and elsewhere in Africa, alongside Europe, the Middle East and the United States.[1]
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- Business Insider Africa. China’s Gotion sets commissioning date for $1.3 billion Africa’s first gigafactory in Morocco targeting Africa, Europe and the US. ↩
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