Tesla has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Western Australian Government to build a battery re-manufacturing facility alongside Neoen’s 2.2GWh Collie Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
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Tesla expects the battery re-manufacturing facility to be operational by 2026 and will initially use it service battery products in Western Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Tesla regional director of energy Josef Tadich said the facility would allow the company to repair and maintain its utility-scale Tesla Megapack and Powerwall home battery systems locally, providing faster support and reducing logistics costs.
Western Australian Energy Minister Reece Whitby said the MoU was a “huge vote of confidence in WA Labor’s energy transition progress”.
“A very big announcement with our Western Australia Labor government securing Tesla’s biggest Australian facility, being built right here in Western Australia,” Whitby said.
“Collie—already home to Australia’s biggest batteries—will now be home to a Tesla re-manufacturing plant to service, repair and renew Tesla batteries.
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“This facility will help to supercharge our clean energy future—and deliver exciting opportunities for this incredible community.”
