Turkey says cancels first nuclear plant tender

ANKARA, Nov 20 - Turkey cancelled a tender won by a Russian-led consortium last year to build the country's first nuclear power plant, Turkey's state-run power company Tetas said on Friday.

A Turkish court previously ruled the tender, won by Inter RAO <IRAO.MM>, Atomstroiexport and Turkey's Park Teknik, invalid due to problems it cited with the pricing of electricity from the plant. Tetas has the final say over the tender process.

The plant was part of a major raft of deals Turkey had signed with Russia earlier this year to increase cooperation on energy.