Worlds largest solar farm planned

DARWIN: The world’s largest solar farm and battery are another step closer to being built in the Top End region of Australia after the Northern Territory Government agreed on a road map to construction.

The $A22billion ($NZ23.5billion ) AustraliaASEAN Power Link plans to produce 10 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power about 3 million homes — with most to be exported to Singapore on the world’s longest submarine power cable.

‘‘This puts the project in the fast lane, it’s an agreement on how we will work together in goodwill,’’ Chief Minister Michael Gunner told reporters yesterday.

The project is due for completion in 2027 and is likely to create about 1850 jobs and $AU8 billion invested in the Northern Territory.

The link also plans to deliver 800 megawatts of electricity into the DarwinKatherine power grid as it snakes its way north along the 4500km cable. — AAP