Nissan plans to build solar farms in the UK

According to foreign media reports, the Japanese carmaker nissan on December 1st, said they have obtained the planning permission, will be in the company is located in the northeast of England in the factory building a capacity of 20 mw solar power plant, the plant enough capacity to produce nissan sales in Europe all the Leaf (Leaf) of pure electric vehicles
Construction of the new plant is about to begin and will be completed by May 2022, Nissan said.
When completed, the new solar plant will double the amount of renewable energy used by Nissan's Sunderland plant to 20 per cent of its total demand.

Earlier this week, Nissan said it would invest 2 trillion yen ($17.64 billion) over five years to accelerate electrification as it tries to catch up with rivals in the fastest-growing segment of the auto industry.

In July, Nissan said it would jointly invest 1 billion pounds ($1.33 billion) with Chinese partner Vision Power to build a battery plant that will power 100,000 electric vehicles a year, including a new, as yet unnamed, crossover nissan is about to launch.
The new battery plant will create 6,200 jobs at the Sunderland plant and in the UK supply chain.
Nissan closely monitors battery development and tries to secure supplies of the key component, according to people familiar with the matter.

Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, said Nissan's move showed "confidence in the UK and our highly skilled workers in the North-East".
Nissan said the UK was providing support for the plan.