A new Network project in South Australia aims to ensure clean energy solutions are designed with communities – strengthening local leadership, improving supply resilience, and supporting self-determination in the energy transition. 

The success of First Nations communities in fringe-of-grid areas in SA is predicated on a reliable electricity supply.

However, outages caused by vulnerable transmission and distribution lines are causing issues for these communities, undermining community wellbeing and making it difficult to plan for future development or resilience during extreme weather events.

In a new project, the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s SA team will work with fringe-of-grid First Nations communities to develop energy resilience roadmaps for each locality. This work builds on initial work conducted in Hawker that explored lived experiences and resilience strategies.

It will also provide further opportunities to test the Energy Ready Toolkit.

Through workshops and on-country engagement, this SA project will identify community priorities, evaluate local supply options and map pathways for more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy.

This project is being funded by Energy Consumers Australia. 

Contact the Network’s South Australian team for more information.