Why the mega plan to send Australian solar to Asia (almost) flopped

The idea was simple: why not use solar energy from Australia’s sunny and spacious north to power Singapore, which has no space for renewables of its own? The project is part of a growing push to build ‘interconnectors’, high voltage cables that can transport clean energy over vast distances. But after it almost collapsed last year, the question of whether this technology can take off on a global scale remains.

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Credits:
Reporter, video editor, graphics: Adam Baheej Adada
Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer
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Read More:
Insights to Europe's interconnectors:
https://ember-climate.org/insights/re...

Principles for Interconnector Development:
https://www.greengridsinitiative.net/...

On Smart grids:
https://www.iea.org/energy-system/ele...

Chapters:
00:00 A crazy idea
00:56 Why interconnectors are great
03:26 The Aussie dream
06:47 Politics and trust get in the way
09:02 Billionaire dramas
11:00 Conclusion