In order to deliver the 50% renewable energy target, the Territory Government is implementing plans and strategies to ensure that the delivery of secure, affordable, reliable and clean energy to consumers.
As a critical deliverable under the Territory’s renewable energy target implementation plan, the Darwin-Katherine electricity system plan outlines the transformation of the power system into a grid for the future with the target of 50% renewable energy by 2030 (the RET), and towards zero net emissions by 2050.
This is an important body of work that will provide both the Northern Territory (NT) Government and the electricity industry, with a strategic understanding of a solution pathway in six key focus areas over three separate stages to achieve the RET, including the NT Government’s vision of a $40 billion economy by 2030.
Read the Darwin-Katherine electricity system plan PDF (4.8 MB).
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To assist the Territory achieve the 50% renewable energy target by 2030, the NT Government funded Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA) to establish the Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy in Alice Springs (Intyalheme). The flag-ship project for Intyalheme to deliver on its objectives is the Alice Springs Future Grid (ASFG) project.
The ASFG project, is focused on removing barriers to further renewable energy penetration in the Alice Springs power system. Led by Intyalheme, the ASFG project has been established with a consortium of key project partners to deliver the project, including Power and Water Corporation, Territory Generation, DKA and Ekistica Pty Ltd.
The ASFG project consists a number of sub-projects including system modelling and various trials and studies. The learnings from these sub-projects will be used to inform the development of a roadmap towards 2030 report for Alice Springs. This report will identify the optimal pathways and timelines for achieving the Northern Territory’s target of 50% renewable energy by 2030, on the Alice Springs grid.
For further information on the ASFG project including details on each of the sub-projects, go to the Alice Springs Future Grid website.
The Territory government is working on a strategy to deliver an average 70% renewable energy to the 72 remote communities currently provided electricity through the Indigenous Essential Services (IES) program.
Read more about the remote power systems strategy.