SINGAPORE – Australia’s Sun Cable is plugging into the expertise of five companies for one of the world’s most ambitious solar energy projects, aimed at supplying up to 15 per cent of Singapore’s power needs.
The A$30 billion (S$30.2 billion) Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project, which will connect Singapore via a 4,200km subsea cable to a solar farm in Darwin, now has an integrated project delivery team comprising the companies that are regarded as world leaders, Sun Cable said on Wednesday (Oct 20).
The solar farm plus undersea cable project is expected to begin construction from late 2023, with the first supply of electricity to Darwin in 2026 and Singapore in 2027 – and full supply capacity by end-2028.
