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Hithium said cumulative battery shipments exceeded 200 GWh on Oct. 15, about 14 months after the company reported reaching 100 GWh. The figure is total shipments since commercial deliveries began, not annual production capacity or batteries installed and operating.
Chinese energy storage manufacturer Hithium said on October 15 that its cumulative battery shipments had exceeded 200 GWh, doubling its reported total in about 14 months. The milestone measures batteries shipped since commercial deliveries began in late 2021; it is not a measure of annual factory output or installed, operating storage.
Hithium announced the figure at its manufacturing site in Chongqing, southwestern China. The company reached its first 100 GWh in August 2025, nearly four years after its initial commercial deliveries, then shipped another 100 GWh over roughly the following 14 months. The company has not disclosed a breakdown of the 200 GWh by product, customer, destination or delivery period.
The company’s earlier Hong Kong listing application reported 35.1 GWh of energy storage battery shipments in 2024. Hithium says its global position rose from fifth among storage battery suppliers in 2023 to third in 2024 and second in 2025. Separately, InfoLink Consulting ranked Hithium second behind CATL in global energy storage cell shipments in the first half of 2026. These rankings use their respective periods and measures; they do not establish the company’s share of all battery shipments.
Hithium’s manufacturing expansion includes three Chinese sites. Its Xiamen headquarters houses research and development and battery production, with reported annual cell capacity of 45 GWh in 2025. Chongqing has a planned annual cell capacity of 56 GWh. The newer Heze, Shandong, plant began mass production in August and has planned annual capacity of 30 GWh for storage cells and 20 GWh for integrated storage systems. The company said Heze sent its first overseas shipments in September.
Shipments Point to Faster Scale
The 14-month interval between Hithium’s two 100 GWh milestones indicates a faster pace of cumulative deliveries than during its first years of commercial operation. That growth comes as demand for utility-scale batteries increases, with developers using storage to shift electricity across time and support power systems with variable renewable generation. The shipment milestone offers one indicator of a supplier’s scale, but it does not show how much capacity is currently operating or how much of the output went to any particular market.
Hithium is also building out production and assembly beyond its established Chinese sites. Its Mesquite, Texas, facility began shipping systems in August 2025 and is designed to assemble 10 GWh of modules and systems annually; it is not a cell-manufacturing plant. A planned facility in Navarre, Spain, is intended to produce battery cells and systems, with production targeted for 2027. These projects signal geographic expansion, but stated design capacity and future plans should not be read as current output.
The company is targeting lithium iron phosphate batteries for four-hour and longer storage. Hithium says its 1,175 Ah cells are designed for four-hour systems and its 1,300 Ah format for eight-hour applications. CEO Jason Wang told ESS News that orders for long-duration storage extend through the end of 2027, but the company did not disclose the contracted volume. The statement signals a claimed order horizon, not a quantified backlog.
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From First Deliveries to Expansion
Founded in Xiamen in 2019, Hithium began commercial battery deliveries in late 2021. Its first 100 GWh of cumulative shipments, announced in August 2025, came after nearly four years of deliveries. The company reached 200 GWh around 14 months later, according to its October announcement.
Capacity figures associated with the company cover different stages and types of production. The 56 GWh figure for Chongqing and the 30 GWh of cell capacity and 20 GWh of integrated storage systems planned for Heze are stated annual capacities, not confirmed output. Hithium’s reported 45 GWh for Xiamen refers to annual cell capacity in 2025. The figures cannot simply be combined into a verified total of available production, and the Texas site assembles modules and systems rather than manufacturing cells.
Hithium’s international activity also includes supplying Swiss-headquartered Turkish battery energy storage system manufacturer Maxxen. The company’s Spain project, valued at roughly €400 million, is planned for Navarre, with production targeted for 2027. Those developments provide context for its broader expansion, but do not specify how much of the 200 GWh milestone was shipped outside China.
“Our orders for long-duration storage now extend through the end of 2027.”
— Jason Wang, Hithium co-founder and CEO, speaking to ESS News at an October 15 media briefing
Shipment Breakdown Still Undisclosed
Hithium’s announcement does not specify the shipment total by customer, region, product or year, or how much of the 200 GWh has been installed and entered service. Cumulative shipments measure deliveries, not deployed storage capacity, and do not by themselves establish how much battery capacity is available to grid operators.
It is also unclear how quickly the company’s stated production plans will translate into sustained output. The published figures mix reported capacity, planned capacity, cell manufacturing and systems assembly. Hithium did not provide a current, independently verified total for operating cell capacity or production utilization across its sites. Wang’s comment about orders through 2027 likewise lacks a disclosed volume or further contract details.
Expansion and Delivery Milestones
Hithium’s next reported milestones will include the ramp-up of its Chongqing lines for large-format, long-duration storage cells and output from the Heze facility, which began mass production in August. The company has also said its Texas plant is designed to assemble 10 GWh of modules and systems annually, while the Navarre project is targeting production in 2027. Those are facility plans and targets; the announcement did not give updated construction or output schedules.
Further reporting on shipment totals, utilization and the volume and delivery timing of long-duration orders would help clarify how the 200 GWh milestone translates into operating supply. Until the company provides those figures, the confirmed development is the cumulative shipment claim, alongside a manufacturing network that includes facilities at different stages of operation and expansion.
Key Questions
What does Hithium’s 200 GWh figure measure?
It is cumulative battery shipments reported by Hithium, not annual production capacity or the amount of storage installed and operating worldwide.
How quickly did Hithium reach the milestone?
Hithium said it reached its first 100 GWh in August 2025 and exceeded 200 GWh on October 15, 2026—about 14 months later.
Where does Hithium manufacture or assemble batteries?
Its main Chinese sites are in Xiamen, Chongqing and Heze. It also has a Texas facility for module and system assembly and has agreed to develop a cell and system plant in Navarre, Spain, targeted to begin production in 2027.
How much of the 200 GWh is installed and operating?
Hithium’s announcement did not say. Shipments are not the same as installed capacity, and the company did not provide a deployment breakdown.
What has Hithium said about future orders?
CEO Jason Wang told ESS News that orders for long-duration storage extend through the end of 2027. The company did not disclose the contracted volume.
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