In order to export electricity from its solar project in the Northern Territory, Sun Cable plans to create a 4,300 km subsea link to Singapore. The company claims that an Australian facility will lessen the strain on the global supply chain and contribute to the development of an ecosystem for renewable energy supply chains based in Australia. The decision is noteworthy because it highlights Australia's ability to reinvent its manufacturing sector in order to become a leader in renewable energy. Development of crucial minerals, solar power, battery storage, and subsea cable construction are all important components of this.
Given that the facility will require a renewable energy source of up to 40MW and has access to ports and rail infrastructure, Bell Bay has been selected as the likely location for the multibillion dollar plant. With regard to the Singapore project, which is formally called the Australia Asia PowerLink, Sun Cable is still primarily focused on its ambitions to export renewable energy. These plans, in this case, may entail up to 20 GW of solar farms close to Elliott in the Northern Territory, as well as up to 42 GWh of battery storage.
Although the Sun Cable project is also expected to spread out gradually, with an initial concentration of 900 MW energy into Darwin to serve green industrial developments, the corporation aims to replicate the idea for other nations.