Energy-hungry Singapore eyes Malaysia’s rainforests, Australia’s deserts, for clean power

[dr.wailing]

On paper, the concept of importing electricity from countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and Australia (gasps!!) looks good.

In practice, will Sinkies be able to afford to pay high electricity rates?

 

[dr.wailing]

What we know about Sun Cable and its collapsed Australia-Singapore solar energy project

Channel News Asia announced in January 2023 that the project had collapsed.

Sun Cable (Australia) was in administration.

Australia greenlights $19bn solar project to export power to Singapore

However, Sun Cable seemed to have come out of administration and the project has been revived.

What is bizarre is that the Sinke gabrament seems keen to participate in the project and buy electricity from it.

But will Sinkies be able to afford the high electricity rates?