Our last post on Schrödinger's extension cord was January 2023's "Solar: The Plan For The World's Longest Extension Cord (Australia to Singapore) Is Dead":
We've been following this one for a while, some links below.
From Singapore's Straits Times, January 20:
Sun Cable sale process to start by end-Jan, say administrators
SINGAPORE – The voluntary administrators of Sun Cable, the company planning a renewable energy power link between Australia and Singapore, held its first meeting of creditors on Friday, just over a week after the firm entered into administration.
In a statement, FTI Consulting said the process to commence the sale of Sun Cable would start before the end of January and could take three months. The meeting sought funds to allow the company to continue in business while its future is being decided.
Sun Cable entered voluntary administration on Jan 11 amid disputes among its main investors, Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest and Sun Cable chairman Mike Cannon-Brookes, over the viability of sending solar power via a 4,200km cable from Australia’s Northern Territory to Singapore....
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Here's the latest via Singapore's Channel News Asia, October 22:
Singapore grants conditional approval for Sun Cable to import 1.75GW of electricity from Australia
The project to transmit solar power from Australia to Singapore has been revived more than 20 months after Sun Cable went into voluntary administration.
Singapore has granted conditional approval to Sun Cable to import 1.75 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity from Australia to Singapore.
The imported electricity is expected to harness solar power from Australia's Northern Territory and will be transmitted via new subsea cables measuring 4,300km, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Tuesday (Oct 22).
Sun Cable said its US$13.5 billion solar project in Australia, the Australia-Asia PowerLink, is set to be the "world’s largest solar farm and battery storage infrastructure".
The amount of renewable energy imported represents about 9 per cent of Singapore’s total electricity needs, the company added.
EMA said: "The conditional approval awarded to Sun Cable recognises that the project can be technically and commercially viable based on the proposal and information submitted thus far."
This will provide the company with the support to continue to develop the project, which is expected to start after 2035.
Sun Cable must update its proposal to meet EMA's conditions before the project can be considered for a conditional license....
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Here is the EMA's announcement:
One of our earlier posts:
September 2021
Solar Power Export Cable From Australia to Singapore Gets Indonesia's Okay
Both Singapore and Indonesia have to be a bit concerned that dealing with Australia means dealing with a police state so here's hoping they get some sort of indemnification for said dealings....
That was me attempting to make light of Australia's covid restrictions. Reading it now I realize it was funnier in my head than on the page....