Australia 's Northern Territory government has backed what 's thought to be the world 's largest solar - plus - storage scheme . The project , which is expected to cost AUD20bn ( $ 14bn ) , will combine 10 MW of solar capacity with 20 - 30 GWh of storage . The facility was proposed by Australia 's SunCable and is set to be connected to both the Australian and Singaporean grids . Over the weekend, Northern Territory first minister Michael Gunner confirmed his government has granted major project status to a scheme mixing 10GW of solar with 20-30GWh of storage. Work on signing a project development agreement are to begin soon .
Australia 's Northern Territory government has backed what 's thought to be the world 's largest solar - plus - storage scheme . The project , which is expected to cost AUD20bn ( $ 14bn ) , will combine 10 MW of solar capacity with 20 - 30 GWh of storage . The facility was proposed by Australia 's SunCable and is set to be connected to both the Australian and Singaporean grids . Work on signing a project development agreement are to begin soon .