Turkey awarded a 1GW solar deal to a joint venture including Korea’s Hanwha Q CELLS, which bid $0.0699/kWh ($69.9/MWh) in an auction that is due to be followed by a similar-scale process for wind power later this year.

The tender – the largest renewables auction in Turkey’s history – will see the Korean PV OEM link with local partner Kalyon Enerji to deliver the $1.3bn