Despite the delays, Musk is excited about the plant's prospects and tweeted out an invitation to the local community to visit the factory on October 9.
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Tesla may face fines from the German government after an investigation was opened to see if the company installed pipes that could send industrial wastewater into a nearby drinking water protection area.
The Brandenburg Ministry of the Environment reports that ditches for the pipes were found at Tesla’s Gigafactory construction site during a routine investigation. It told Business Insider Germany that it stopped construction at the site from March 26 to April 12, 2021. Construction was allowed to resume after that.
The ministry has opened an investigation against the company for the illegal plumbing, though, which could have led to environmental harm. The single-wall welded pipes that were installed are not thick enough to properly ensure that the industrial wastewater flowing through them does not seep into the local drinking water, experts say.
Tesla and Government Reach a New Agreement on Giga Berlin
Tesla Giga Berlin is allowed to continue building at the factory in Grünheide as Tesla and Brandenburg reached a new agreement.
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Tesla can continue building on the construction site of its planned factory in Grünheide near Berlin. Brandenburg had agreed with the US electric car maker on a longer period until January 15 to pay the missing security deposit, the Brandenburg Ministry of the Environment announced on Wednesday. It s about 100 million euros that Tesla has to deposit for possible dismantling costs of Giga Berlin in case the final approval doesn t come for some reason.