Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

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Other names: Power Creek solar farm (Phases SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1), AAPowerLink (Phases SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1), Sun Cable (Phases SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1)

Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1 Pre-construction[1] 2028 (planned)[2] 900 MW[3] PV[4] Grok Ventures [100%][3]
SunCable Australia 2, DarwinLink 2 Pre-construction[1] 3000 MW[3] PV[5]
SunCable International 1 Pre-construction[6] 2030 (planned)[2] 1750 MW[3] PV[4] Grok Ventures [100%][3]
future phases Announced[7][5] 350 MW[5] PV[7]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Australia-Asia Power Link solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
SunCable Australia 1, DarwinLink 1 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[2] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
SunCable Australia 2, DarwinLink 2 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[2] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
SunCable International 1 Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[2] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]
future phases Elliott, Barkley, Northern Territory, Australia[2] -18.1995, 133.3925 (exact)[2]

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References

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