Australia Supports World’s Biggest Solar Farm to Power Singapore

• 23 September 2020
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The Australian government has approved in principle construction of the world’s biggest solar farm in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) with the electricity to be sent via a 3,700-km-long undersea cable to provide 20% of Singapore’s annual power needs.

The US$15.7 billion, the 12,000-hectare solar farm will big enough to be visible from space, according to project developer Sun Cable, with the electricity being stored in a 30GWh battery – the world’s largest battery – which will facilitate nighttime transmission.

According to Sun Cable, the Australian-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL), as the project is known, can be operational by 2027 with longer-term plans to provide power to Indonesia and the region.

Despite being awarded ‘Major Project Status’ by the Australian authorities, a series of regulatory and investment approvals remain before the project is officially launched.

Australia has launched a geological survey for this giant project since May 2020. (Read more)

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