By Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga*
When the Nord Stream gas pipelines were sabotaged in 2022, Europe learned a hard lesson: even civilian infrastructure once seen as secure can suddenly become a strategic vulnerability. Southeast Asia faces a similar challenge. The ambitious SunCable project will require not just engineering, but careful maritime planning and strong trust between nations. (From The Interpreter. The Lowy Institute.)
The Australia–Asia PowerLink, better known as SunCable, is expected to carry solar electricity from Darwin to Singapore via 4,500 kilometres of undersea cable running through Indonesian waters.
