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The price of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells for stationary energy storage applications has dropped to around $40/kWh in Chinese domestic markets as of November 2025.
The research firm published the 2025 edition of its annual Lithium-Ion Battery Price Survey yesterday (9 December), reporting a record-low global average pack price across all market segments of US$108/kWh.
The price of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells for stationary energy storage applications has dropped to around $40/kWh in Chinese domestic markets as of November 2025. These cells are further integrated into battery enclosures, which house 5-6 MWh of cells in 20-foot containers.
Since 2017's fall, 2024 has delivered the steepest annual decline in lithium-ion battery pack pricing, as disclosed by BloombergNEF's recent Lithium-Ion Battery Price Survey. This record-breaking drop follows a preceding 14% drop in 2023. This estimation combines the cost of the cell and the pack, priced at US$78 and US$37 respectively.
Stationary energy storage, in fact, saw the most significant drop in price of any segment, with average battery pack prices found to be just US$70/kWh globally. That marked a 45% decline year-on-year and made stationary storage the lowest-priced segment for the first time ever.
The price of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells for stationary energy storage applications has dropped to around $40/kWh in Chinese domestic markets as of November 2025.
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