Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

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Other names: AAPowerLink, Sun Cable, Power Creek solar farm

Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1 Pre-construction[1] 2028 (planned)[2] 900 MW[3] PV[4] Grok Ventures[3]
SunCable Australia 2, DarwinLink 2 Pre-construction[1] 3000 MW[3] PV[5]
SunCable International 1 Pre-construction[6] 2030 (planned)[2] 1750 MW[3] PV[4] Grok Ventures[3]
future phases Announced[5][7] 350 MW[5] PV[7]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[8] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
SunCable Australia 2, DarwinLink 2 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[8] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
SunCable International 1 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[8] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
future phases Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[8] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.suncable.energy/news/renewable-energy-company-sun-cable-lodges-the-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-australian-portion-of-the-australia-asia-powerlink. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://ntepa.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1171537/02-Chapter-2-Project-Refinements-rev1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.suncable.energy/news/suncable-moving-forward-under-new-ownership. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/sun-cable-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project-expands-again-gets-indonesia-approval/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.suncable.energy/our-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/04/27/full-extent-of-sun-cable-megaproject-revealed/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/07/sun-cable-mike-cannon-brookes-takes-charge-of-world-changing-solar-project. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/01/29/major-milestone-for-worlds-biggest-solar-project/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)