The Australian government on Wednesday, August 21, approved the SunCable AAPowerLink project, which will allow the export of “green” electricity by cable to Singapore. ABC News writes about it.
The $19 billion plan involves the construction of a giant solar power plant that will be connected to Singapore's power system with a cable over 4,000 km long. For comparison, the territory of Ukraine stretches from west to east for 1,316 km.
Tanya Plibersek, Australia's environment minister, said the SunCable project will meet the growing demand for renewable energy both domestically and internationally. “This will be the largest solar plant in the world, and Australia will become a world leader in the field of green energy,” — she said.
SunCable hopes the 12,000-plus hectare solar farm and battery storage will deliver up to 6 GW of energy per year, 24/7, to Singapore and the Australian city of Darwin.
The final investment decision is expected to be made in 2027, and electricity supply to start in the early 2030s.
SunCable will need approval from Singapore and Indonesia.
The company is controlled by Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brooks , owner of IT company Atlassian.