eli5 Why is there no giant solar farm in Australia?

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My cursory Google says that it’s not impossible. So why?

EDIT: Answer seems to be that (politics aside) practically it’s cost prohibitive and the tech can’t transfer the energy over the distance required.

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There are projects in the works (sun cable is a notable one) to take solar energy generated in central Australia and supply Singapore with it.

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