A consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Jeonbuk Southwestern Offshore Wind Expansion Complex 1 project in a tender promoted by the Jeonbuk State, a special self-governing province of South Korea.

The project is an 800 MW offshore wind farm planned as the first phase of a broader 2.4 GW offshore wind development being advanced by the Jeonbuk government in waters off Buan County. Among the tender requirements is also a stipulation for public institutions to hold more than 50 per cent of the shares in the project.