Turkey's largest solar power plant built
Turkey's largest solar power plant with a capacity of 500 kilowatts was built in the province of Burdur, Zaman newspaper reported.
The plant was built under a Turkish-Japanese joint venture and owned by Turkish Seiso Enerji A.Ş and Japanese Panasonic. Production at the plant located in an area of 2500 square kilometres will start by the end of this year.
The solar power plant will serve the Mercan Mermer A.Ş Company for the production of marble.
According to the newspaper, Turkey which has recently been focused on the production of electricity from renewable energy sources has issued some more licenses for the construction of solar power plants. The country plans to complete the construction of several solar power plants with a total capacity of 70 MW by the end of this year.
In early 2014, Turkey will also start construction of solar power plants with a total capacity of 600 megawatts.
Earlier, the Turkish government stated that private sector projects aimed at producing electricity from renewable energy sources will be partially funded by the state.