Pilbara Solar - First Nations partners in renewable energy storage
Pilbara Solar is pioneering a new
The 10MW Junja Solar Farm near Port Hedland is a joint venture with the Jinparinya Aboriginal Corporation. It will be the first solar farm on Aboriginal community land with Aboriginal ownership share, and the first independent solar farm connected to the Pilbara grid. A much larger, 100MW solar farm near Karratha is in the early stages of development. Pilbara Solar has identified Southeast Asia as a priority market, and is mindful of Indonesia’s electrification target of 14.4GW of renewable energy capacity by 2025. Pilbara Solar is fostering local supply chains, including Aboriginal businesses, by developing projects incrementally to GW scale. It is also exploring opportunities to increase Southeast Asian participation in its supply chains, which can include inwards and outwards co-investment, helping to build regional energy resilience.
Pilbara Solar works with First Nations people wishing to develop their own projects to use renewable energy to generate a long- term, sustainable income stream.
collaboration model to position First Nations communities as leaders in solar, wind and energy storage. Strong relationships with Traditional Owners underpin each stage, to partner and steer projects and facilitate a constructive conversation throughout approvals and agreements.
Kylie Chalmers Managing Director, Pilbara Solar
Solar panels in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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