Gigawatt Solar in Australia

Will Australia build a solar farm in Singapore?

The Australian government approved on Wednesday an ambitious plan for a massive solar farm intended to power millions of homes domestically and supply electricity to Singapore. The project now depends on sign-offs from Singapore's energy market authority, Indonesia's government and Australian Indigenous communities.

Will Singapore's 'largest solar precinct in the world' come to Australia?

The project now depends on sign-offs from Singapore's energy market authority, Indonesia's government and Australian Indigenous communities. Australia approved on Wednesday plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project billed as the "largest solar precinct in the world".

Is Australia a 'world first' to export renewable electricity?

Ken Baldwin, director of the Energy Change Institute at the Australian National University, said the project was a "world first" for exporting renewable electricity from solar and wind on such a scale.

What is Australia's Energy Future?

Renewables made up 32 percent of Australia's total electricity generation in 2022 compared to coal, which contributed 47 percent, according to the latest government data. Plibersek hailed the project as a way of meeting Australia's projected energy shortfall and creating "14,300 new jobs in northern Australia".