The world’s largest solar area project, named the Australia-Asia Power Link, will power three million households and is located in the Northern Territory of this continent. The project has already received the green light.
It will cover an area of 12,000 hectares, and in the second phase of the project, it is expected to send electricity over a distance of 4,300 kilometers to Singapore via underwater cables.
In this phase, the plan for the largest solar farm and environmental approvals has been approved, but the project still depends on approvals from Singapore’s Energy Agency, the Government of Indonesia, and Australian Indigenous communities.
Global media reports that Singapore’s Energy Agency has announced that it is “in negotiations with SunCable regarding their proposal to import electricity into Singapore.”
The project will include a range of solar panels, batteries, and, eventually, a cable that will connect Australia to Singapore. The Australia-Asia Power Link project envisions the production of six GW, of which four gigawatts would go for domestic production, and two would be sent to Singapore, supplying about 15 percent of the city-state’s needs.
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The Federal Ministry for Environmental Protection has approved the first phase of the world’s largest renewable energy and storage project to the company SunCable, while the project is being financed by Mike Cannon-Brookes.
The investment is worth about 30 billion dollars, will create 14,300 jobs, and authorities believe that this project will turn Australia into a “renewable energy superpower,” with the possibility of adding wind power plants also being mentioned.
SunCable has announced that the final investment decision on whether the project will be realized is not expected before 2027, with electricity supply planned for 2030.
Energy is a sensitive issue in this part of the world, as it is home to some of the world’s largest coal and gas exporters.
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