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Turkey to start bidding on giant 1,000 MW power project

ISTANBUL, November 1, 2016

The Turkish government will start the bidding process in December for a 1,000 MW solar power plant, poised to be the largest of its kind in the world, said a report.

The plant will be constructed on a 2,000-hectare site at Karapınar district in Konya province and will produce enough electricity to feed more than 600,000 houses, reported the Construction Index.

The work on the plant will be completed by the end of 2018, stated the report citing a senior minister.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak pointed out that in order for a bid to be successful, companies will have to install a photovoltaic manufacturing facility of minimum 500 MW annual capacity.

Leading companies from China, the US and several European countries are expected to compete in the bidding, which is set to attract more than $1 billion investment to Konya, said the report.

Turkey is also expected to issue a tender for a similar-sized project in wind energy in the first quarter of 2017, it added.




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