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Sun Cable to invest $2.5b in Indonesia for subsea power line
The power line, which passes through Indonesia, connects Singapore to the world's largest solar farm in Australia.
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Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan and Australia Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams take part in a press conference on the Australia-Asia PowerLink project on Sep. 23, 2021. (Office of the Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment/-)
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nergy company Sun Cable is planning to invest US$2.5 billion in Indonesia as part of its plan to develop a passing 5,000 kilometer subsea power line that links Singapore to Australia.
The project, called the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink), will connect customers in Singapore to a 17 to 20 gigawatt solar farm – the biggest in the world – in Australia. The farm will also have an energy storage system with a capacity of 36 to 42 gigawatt hours.
The AAPowerLink project will not supply electricity to consumers in Indonesia. The investment will mostly go to procuring equipment and services, as well as to operational and maintenance costs.
"We are already engaging numerous Indonesian firms to assist with developing the project," Sun Cable chief executive officer David Griffin said during an online press conference on Thursday. "We are looking at transforming supplies, switchgear supplies, land cables, etc."
“During the operational phase, we are going to establish a marine repair base in Indonesia that will run the largest cable vessels in the world and a lot of supporting ships and technology to ensure that the system operates at an optimal level.”
Sun Cable is an Australian-Singaporean company backed by billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest.
The energy company has received the recommendation for the route through Indonesian waters and the permit to perform subsea surveys from the Indonesian government. The company is also expecting to have all the required environmental approvals by early 2023. The company plans to start construction in 2024, and operate commercially in 2028.
