I don't know if you remember tesla's upcoming Berlin factory? Recently, there is news that this factory may not be able to be built smoothly. Mainly because of the water supply.
Previously, local environmental groups had complained that the environmental department of the German state of Brandenburg had not carried out adequate inspections before issuing permits to local utility WSE. The Administrative Court of Frankfurt Aoder will hold a hearing on the complaint on March 4 and hear the complaint in court.
If these environmental groups win, WSE will have to cancel its already contract with Tesla and restart negotiations over where the Berlin Gigafactory gets its water supply. This can be a long process and there is no solution that can be guaranteed.
A court spokesman said a decision was expected on the day of the trial. Tesla declined to respond.
As Tesla's Berlin plant planning approval process enters its final stages, further delays in the water supply contract will create another complication for the plant's construction efforts.
After several delays in the opening of the factory, Musk said in October that he hoped the Berlin Gigafactory would be operational by December of that year. Now Tesla has not updated the factory opening time.
Gruene Liga and Nabu, the local environmental groups that filed the lawsuit, fear that Tesla's Berlin gigafactory needs 1.4 million cubic meters of water per year, which is equivalent to the water consumption of a town of 30,000 people will run out of drinking water in the area. WSE, which operates municipally, has itself expressed concern about the water supply.
Sandra Ponetsky, a WSE spokeswoman, said that while Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory doesn't use particularly much water and the BASF battery plant, which is a few hours' drive away from the factory, uses more water, the local water reserves are limited.
A spokesman said the local environment authorities were still approving the 13,500-page application documents for Tesla Berlin's super-start commercial production, which was in its final stages, but still needed "some time."
The spokesperson said: "Even if the approval is finally passed, the number of pages in the approval document will be three digits. Certainly not less than this number, because there are many conditions and requirements. ”