The Taedonggang Battery Factory( ko, 대동강축전지공장), located in Saemaŭl-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang,

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, is a factory producing batteries for vehicles and power plants. It is served by

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via the P'yŏngnam Line of the

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. It was built in 1975 with Soviet aid, becoming operational in 1982 and subsequently expanded in 1987. The factory, with a total area of , employs 4,500 workers.

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