Opened in the presence of Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz, the plant will also boast 100MW of cell capacity. It has been under construction since late 2012, when CSUN announced the joint venture with local partner Seul Energy.

The Istanbul factory is “the next step in [our] globalisation approach”, says CSUN chief executive Stephan Cai, who insists it will transform the Nanjing-based company into a “global tier 1 player”.

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