AAPowerLink aims to deliver 4 GW of green electricity to Darwin and 1.75 GW to Singapore via a subsea cable.In a major boost to the renewable energy sector, SunCable has obtained principal environmental approval from Australia’s Northern Territory Government and NT Environment Protection Authority to develop its Australia-Asia Power Link project.
The project seeks to develop the world’s largest renewable energy precinct in the Barkly region of the NT. The project will include a solar precinct in the Barkly region, covering 12,000 hectares, that will generate 17-20 GW from the solar photovoltaic arrays. largest power station, has a capacity of 3.6 GW. However, the power generated per GW capacity is higher for coal-fired power than for solar PV.
Murrumujuk will serve as the project’s converter site, which includes the terminal location for the transmission line. It will convert electricity from HVDC to High-Voltage Alternating Current for connection to Darwin before being converted back to HVDC for transmission to Singapore.