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Tatas zero in on Sanand for Rs 13,000 crore lithium ion cell plant

Sanand came into the limelight in 2008 when Tata decided to move its greenfield Nano plant there from Singur in West Bengal after facing opposition from chief minister Mamata Banerjee

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

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Agartas Energy Storage Solutions, a fully owned subsidiary of the Tata group, is closing in on Sanand in Gujarat to set up its first lithium ion cell plant with a capacity of 20 GWh annually.

The investment tag for the project, for which an MOU has been signed with the Gujarat government, stands at Rs 13,000 crore. A top Gujarat government official confirmed the decision, saying: “Yes, they are planning to set up the plant in Sanand which is also where Tata Motors has a big play.”

The official said that Tata Chemicals had earlier wanted to set up a

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