Everyone deserves access to power and every community should have homes that are climate resilient. 

For many remote Indigenous communities across Australia, electricity continues to be unreliable, unaffordable and inequitable, impacting quality of life and the ability to remain on Country.

This paper speaks to energy access challenges, the role of adequate housing in energy solutions, past successes that can be leveraged by future programs, community perspectives on energy and the interface with Indigenous culture, and emerging trends in best-practice energy delivery.

It also reflects on the opportunities that a decentralised, renewables-focused energy system offers remote communities in terms of improved living conditions and self-determination.

Authors: Ruby Heard, Michael Berris, Anna Cain, Chris Croker, Michael Frangos, Donna Fraser, Andre Grant, Brad Riley, Paul Rodden, The current state of power supply to remote Indigenous communities, Engineers Australia, April 2025

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