First Nations microgrids to share $11 million in ARENA funding

ARENA backs First Nations microgrid project

Image: ARENAA major utility-scale, First Nations-owned renewable energy is a step closer to reality after winning $8.347M in government funding.  The Borroloola community’s Ngardara Solar Microgrid project in the Northern Territory will be funded under Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Regional Microgrid Program First Nations’ stream.  The grant is expected to unlock additional private and philanthropic investment, putting the project on trac…

First Nations microgrids to share $11 million in ARENA funding

Two First Nations communities in the Northern Territory will share $11 million in ARENA funding that will enable the design, development and leadership of their own microgrid projects, and create a remote First Nations communities energy transition blueprint.Remote First Nations communities in Borroloola and Ltyentye Apurte, Northern Territory (NT) will share $11 million (USD 7.8 million) in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding to …

ARENA backs First Nations‑led microgrids in the NT

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting two First Nations‑led microgrid projects in the Northern Territory with $11 million in funding. The projects, located in Borroloola and Ltyentye Apurte, will demonstrate how distributed energy resources such as solar and batteries can deliver cleaner, more reliable electricity in parts of regional and remote Australia where the main grid does not reach or is currently unreliable. ARENA…