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NatPower, Tesla reach deal on first phase of $5 billion battery storage plan

positiveProductMulti dayYahoo Finance ·23 Jun 2026Original article ↗
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This is a new, announced large-scale battery storage agreement tied to Tesla’s Megapack and software/trading stack, which can support near-term sentiment and longer-term bookings narratives, though it’s not an earnings/financials print.

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NatPower, Tesla reach deal on first phase of $5 billion battery storage plan FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is seen on a Tesla Model Y during Tesla Inc. 's official launch in Bogota, Colombia, November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo · Reuters By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM GMT+2 1 min read TSLA By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Independent energy firm NatPower and ‌Tesla said on Tuesday they had reached ‌a deal to build 25 gigawatt hours of battery storage ​in Italy and Britain, the first phase of a project worth up to $5 billion.

Countries across Europe are ramping up battery storage projects to help ‌balance the rollout ⁠of intermittent renewable power capacity. Under the multiyear agreement, NatPower will use Tesla's Megapack ⁠battery storage system. NatPower will also use Tesla's trading technology, which manages when to buy and sell ​electricity.

Five initial ​projects will be ​built, the first phase ‌of a programme that ultimately aims to exceed 100 GWh of storage capacity, at a construction cost of $4 billion to $5 billion, the companies said. They added that revenue will potentially exceed $15 billion ‌over 20 years. "The sector ​has access to technology and ​capital but still ​struggles to deliver infrastructure consistently and ‌within the required timelines.

What ​we have ​built with Tesla is an ecosystem that enables alignment between capital and execution, and that ​can be ‌replicated across multiple markets," said Fabrizio Zago, ​CEO of NatPower.

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