Energy sovereignty: remote Indigenous towns are investing in microgrids to power their homes

Most communities rely on government-supplied diesel generators. Solar microgrids offer a secure supply – and residents can own the infrastructure Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast After community members started installing solar panels on street lights around Djarindjin in remote north-west Australia last year, local leader Nathan McIvor says they began to see the possibilities of taking ownership of their own electricity generation. Now, this community 200km north of Broome and home to nearly 400 Bardi and Jawi people, is planning to install a multimillion dollar solar and battery farm that would generate enough renewable energy to meet 80% of their power needs, reducing reliance on government-owned diesel generators. Continue reading...

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