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Sun Cable's solar project is in voluntary administration. Why has it happened, and what does it mean?

It's an ambitious project that was destined to be difficult. 

The mission: To turn the blistering heat of the Northern Territory into a solar energy powerhouse supplying electricity to Singapore and Darwin.

The method: By building a giant 20-gigawatt solar farm — supported by the world's biggest battery network — that connects to Darwin, before continuing to Singapore via a 4,200-kilometre-long cable running along the sea floor. 

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