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CORRECTION: Australia has not “approved a 4300km long Australia-Asia power link…” The minister has approved one small part of the project, which is the bit under Australia’s jurisdiction. Francesco Sassi: great map. When this project is built, send me a message. I’ll fly over and buy you lunch! When it is cancelled, will you fly over to Australia and buy me lunch? #SunCable #Australia #Singapore
📯🇦🇺Australia has approved a new 4.300km long Australia-Asia power link project to export electricity towards🇸🇬Singapore. The project would be the world's biggest renewable energy and battery storage facility. It aims at decarbonising Australia's energy exports and Singapore's energy mix. The Labour Australian government has just greenlighted one of the world's largest infrastructures aimed at accelerating the energy transition. According to SubCable, the project's developer, the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) consists of 17-20 GW capacity giant solar park plus a battery storage complex in the Australia's Northern Territory of around 36-42 GWh of capacity that will allow, together, a continuous flow of green electricity exports from Australia to Singapore in the amount of nearly 6 GW. This is really a "once in a generation scale" infrastructure. The AAPowerLink includes a 800km power connection from Powell Creek to Darwin, on the Northern coast of Australia, and from there a 4,300 km undersea power cable to Singapore. The project's cost is around $13.5 billion, a huge price tag and a final investment decision is expected for 2027. Electricity supplies should begin by the early 2030s. According to Australia's Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, the project will help to secure low-carbon electricity to both Australia and Singapore, creating a new Asian energy interdependency.