SHANGHAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Tesla's former

China plant manager is set to join Chinese renewable energy

group Envision, two sources familiar with the matter said on

Thursday.

Song Gang, who announced his departure from Tesla on

Wednesday, is set to take on supply chain management duties at

Envision, one of the sources said.

Envision and Song did not immediately respond to separate

requests for comment. Tesla also did not respond to a request

for comment on Song's departure.

Headquartered in Shanghai, Envision is one of the world's

largest wind turbine companies and has research centres in

countries such as Denmark, the U.S., and Germany.

Envision is a shareholder alongside Nissan ( NSANF ) in

battery maker AESC which has been building new battery plants in

South Carolina, Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

Song, who became Gigafactory Shanghai's manager in 2018,

informed Tesla employees that Wednesday would be his last day,

according to a note sent to employees that was seen by Reuters.

The Shanghai plant is Tesla's largest factory by output and also

exports to Europe and Southeast Asia.