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The Northern Territory (NT) government has laid the foundations for plans to transition scores of remote indigenous communities to renewable-based power systems by 2030, with the announcement of $2 million in funding and a competitive tender process.
In a statement on Monday, the Gunner Labor government said it would invest $2 million over the coming two years to advance the delivery of “clean and reliable” electricity to remote communities supplied by the Indigenous Essential Services, of which there is a total of 72.
The initiative, which was part of the recommendations of the Territory Economic Reconstruction, aims to target an aggregate 70% renewables penetration in these communities as part of the Territory’s broader goal of 50% renewables by 2030.