Chinese firm eyes Pakistan’s energy storage market through Treet Battery partnership

Treet Battery Limited, a Pakistani battery maker, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s Contemporary Nebula Technology Energy Co., Ltd. (CNTE), a company backed by global battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), to explore opportunities in Pakistan’s energy storage sector, including the potential introduction of advanced battery storage systems and future local assembly.

“The MoU establishes a framework for strategic cooperation between the two companies to explore long-term opportunities in the energy storage sector, with a focus on the Pakistan market,” read a statement.

Treet was of the view that this collaboration is expected to bring CNTE’s high-quality CATL-cell-based energy storage technology, product portfolio, technical expertise, and experience in advanced battery energy storage systems to Pakistan, leveraging CNTE’s offering alongside the company’s established local market presence, distribution network, and after-sales infrastructure.

“The MoU envisages cooperation across residential, commercial, and industrial energy storage solutions, with potential for further value addition and local assembly in the future,” it added.

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CNTE is a high-technology enterprise founded in 2019 and strategically invested in by CATL, which is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (300750) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (3750) and holds a global leading position in both the power battery and energy storage battery sectors.

In the power battery sector, CATL’s global market share in terms of power battery usage volume was 39.2%, and CATL has ranked first globally in power battery usage volume for nine consecutive years (2017- 2025), as per the Annual Report of CATL for the financial year ended on December 31, 2025.

In the energy storage sector, CATL has ranked first globally in energy storage battery shipments for five consecutive years (2021-2025).

CNTE, an associated company of CATL, is led by Huang Shilin, a co-founder and Chairman of CNTE and former Vice Chairman of CATL.

CNTE specialises in the manufacture of original CATL cell-based energy storage systems across commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications, integrating CATL’s world-leading lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell technology, safety standards, and manufacturing pedigree into its product portfolio,” it added.

There has been a growing shift towards alternative energy sources in Pakistan, especially solar, which has become increasingly popular among residential and commercial sectors.

According to Policy Research Institute for Equitable Development (PRIED), an independent think tank, Pakistan is experiencing unprecedented solarisation of its energy sector, with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with a capacity of 33 gigawatts already installed across the country.