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Edge of its exclusive zone is still 200 miles away from its coastline. That’s no joke though it only about 10% of the way to Singapore.

• ggm 2y ago
  Realistically the first big sell is Indonesia. No cable to Singapore will make sense but it transits Indonesian waters and you would think a willing buyer and seller is there. Shorter path so less transmission losses.
  • eru 2y ago
    It's a trade-off between the capital expense and transmission losses of a longer cable, and having to deal with Indonesia more than absolutely necessary.
  • bigiain 2y ago
    From the article: "It is worth noting that the project received approval from Indonesian authorities in 2021."