Self-determined development doesn't have to be as intensive as building, owning and operating an entire asset from scratch. Best, or better, practice is emerging as Traditional Owner groups get a chance to make the call on what they need and how involved they want to be in owning and developing an energy project.

Four remote First Nations communities will be transitioned away from a diesel powered electricity supply to solar and battery storage-based microgrids, as part of a federally funded program supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Indigenous people risk being left behind in the clean energy transition without investment in community-led projects, particularly in regional and remote areas.