Chinese battery giant CATL said on August 23, 2026, that more than 1,800 energy storage companies have registered on CATL Mall, its direct-to-integrator online store, and that 314 Ah LFP energy storage cells now list at 423 yuan per kWh, or about US$63/kWh at current exchange rates. The move, first flagged when the platform launched in June 2026, is designed to cut distributors out of the small- and medium-scale energy storage supply chain and reach the flood of new integrators building distributed and residential storage systems.
Direct-To-Integrator Pricing
CATL Mall lists two mainstream chemistries: a 280 Ah cell at roughly 0.494 yuan/Wh ($73.5/kWh) and a 314 Ah cell at 0.423 yuan/Wh ($62.9/kWh). Both are rated at 1C charge/discharge and 8,000 cycles to 70 percent state of health — standard non-automotive LFP specs. Minimum order sizes start at three boxes, or 600 cells, and CATL is bundling a five-year warranty with three to five-day shipping. The platform has also added 47 kWh and 105 kWh LFP modules and 20-foot containers rated for up to 5 MWh of storage.
A Premium Price For A Premium Brand
Chinese industry averages for 280 Ah and 314 Ah cells in April 2026 were around 55 and 59 dollars per kWh, according to ess-news.com — so CATL Mall's numbers are not the cheapest on the market. But small integrators who cannot meet CATL's traditional minimum-order thresholds have been forced through resellers with murky quality control, and are willing to pay a premium for a brand that also supplies the world's largest utility-scale battery projects. Registration requires a Chinese business license from the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Part Of CATL's Adjacent-Market Push
The initiative is one of several ways CATL is monetising its dominant position beyond automotive OEM sales. In recent weeks CATL competitors have chased new grid deals, and 6 GWh worth of battery projects were awarded in Saudi Arabia alone. CATL held a 42.9 percent share of China's battery market in June 2026 with 31.4 GWh of installed capacity, according to China EV DataTracker.
Reporting based on coverage from CarNewsChina and ess-news.com.