The building is 13,500 square metres - over 10,500 square metres will be dedicated to production, testing and development of fuel cell stacks and fuel cell systems.

Electra placed its first order for a Proton Motor HyRange fuel cell system following a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in June.

The Proton Motor and Schaefer Elektronik joint venture will develop off-grid fast-charging stations which are powered by hydrogen fuel cells.