RE: VW and Czech republic1 Feb 2023 20:41
https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/vlada-odsouhlasila-nezavazne-memorandum-s-volkswagenem-o-gigafactory/2319943
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The government approved a non-binding memorandum with Volkswagen on the gigafactory
today approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Volkswagen on the construction of a gigafactory for batteries for electric cars in Líny near Pilsen. The memorandum is supposed to set the basic parameters of future cooperation, but it does not indicate in any way how the company will ultimately decide when choosing a location. This was stated by Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) at the press conference after the government meeting.
According to Fiala, the expected investment in the gigafactory is around 120 billion crowns, but mainly the project would help in the effort to prepare the Czech car industry for electromobility. At the same time, it would mean the arrival of new technologies, the creation of new jobs and stable income for the state budget.
"I am glad that the requirements of the potential investor and the affected municipalities and regions are being successfully reconciled. We have made progress in solving the transport connection precisely in cooperation with the municipalities, and the government today, in this context, as the next step on the way, so that the Czech side will do everything that is necessary needed, and had a chance to win this project, agreed to a non-binding memorandum of understanding," Fiala said.
In addition to the Czech Republic, Volkswagen is also considering locations in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia for the location of its battery factory for electric cars. He should make a decision by the end of March. He would like to start construction at the end of 2024 and produce battery cells from 2027.
In order to ensure the personnel, technical and organizational background, a division for the preparation of business premises will be established in the CzechInvest agency on March 1, which will deal with preparatory work on the project. "This is the best option, which will appropriately expand and supplement the agency's other services towards investors and at the same time use the data bases and knowledge of the territory," said Minister of Industry Jozef Síkela (for STAN).
Between October 2022 and January 2023, according to the authorized director of the CzechInvest agency Petr Ocek, five meetings were held with the municipalities concerned by the preparation of the strategic business park. The topic of the meeting was getting to know the proposed form of the zone, the connection and routing of the distribution and transmission network, the road and rail connections of the zone and the proposals for amending the spatial planning documentation. They also discussed how to best meet the needs in terms of social and educational infrastructure development.
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