<article><p class="lead">The Australian government plans to accelerate the planning process for the A$22bn ($15.7bn) project to build a 3,000MW high-voltage power cable to Singapore to transmit electricity generated from a 10,000MW solar farm proposed for the Northern Territory.</p><p>Major project status has been granted to Australian-Singaporean private investment firm Sun Cable's proposed Australian-Asean Power Link (AAPL), supported by the battery and solar farm in the Barkly region near Tennant Creek, Australian energy minister Angus Taylor said. </p><p>The AAPL project's transmission cable has the capacity to deliver up to a third of Singapore's current electricity demand. Around 95pc of Singapore's electricity is generated by gas-fired plants. The project was previously known as the <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/1944532">Australia-Singapore Power Link</a>. </p><p>There are also plans to build a <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2102737">15,000MW solar and wind power project</a> in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, supplying Indonesia and 3,000MW dedicated to mining projects in the Pilbara.</p><p class="bylines">By Kevin Morrison</p></article>
