‘Gobsmacking’ solar farm that could power AI data centres ‘possibly unparalleled’ in Australia or world

SunCable says massive energy project proposed in NT could position Australia as global leader, but critics are concerned about scale

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Energy company SunCable says a massive solar farm it has proposed building in the Northern Territory could power an AI data centre precinct in the region to position Australia as a global leader in “green industrial development”.

The development would be Australia’s largest solar farm and would generate up to 20GW of electricity, or 10 times the output of a large coal-fired station. It would add to the company’s plans to build a 12,000 ha solar farm at Powell Creek Station south of Elliott as part of its proposed Australia-Asia Power Link project.

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