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A $26.4 bil plan to export power to Singapore wins approval

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Bloomberg • 2 min read
A $26.4 bil plan to export power to Singapore wins approval
The first phase consists of 4 gigawatts of solar panels, as well as an 800km overhead cable to Darwin. Photo: Bloomberg
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The first stage of one of the world’s most ambitious renewable power projects won environmental approval, paving the way for the billionaire-funded plan to export solar electricity from Australia to Singapore. 

The Australian government on Wednesday cleared the first phase of the A$30 billion ($26.4 billion) AAPowerLink project. Its developer, Sun Cable, was bought by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in May last year.

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