It is a battery industry qualified by specialists as the world’s largest solar site.

Authorities announced the environmental approvals for SunCable’s $24 billion project in remote northern Australia.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek explained that the facility will generate enough power to supply three million homes and will eventually have a connecting cable to Singapore to sell electricity to that city-state. He reiterated that it will be the largest solar energy site in the world and will raise Australia as the world leader in green energy.

The planned 12,000-hectare site is located in the sunny Northern Territory region and is backed by Australian technology tycoon and environmental activist Mike Cannon-Brookes.

The plant will have an installed capacity of four gigawatts per hour for domestic use and a further two gigawatts per hour for sale to Singapore.

It will have batteries to store around 40 gigawatts. SunCable’s managing director for Australia, Cameron Garnsworthy, said the approval is a milestone in the project’s trajectory.

ef/arm/mem/rfc