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Australia’s first First Nations-owned retail energy provider has begun operating in Victoria and will be powering the state’s biggest road project with support from the Allan Labor Government.
Minister for Employment Vicki Ward and Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio this week visited the North East Link site for the official launch of Yurringa Energy.
Yurringa Energy was established in 2018 to be Australia's first First Nations-owned and operated retail energy provider.
Support from the Labor Government helped establish Yurringa Energy as an energy retail business offering supply of energy to commercial and industrial markets.
The First Nations owned company has secured the energy supply contract for the North East Link, and in partnership with Alinta Energy, will deliver 100 per cent renewable power during the construction of the North East Link tunnels.
The Labor Government has set world-leading renewable energy targets of 65 per cent by 2030 and 95 per cent by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2045.
To drive the company’s long-term sustainability, Yurringa Energy will create employment and training opportunities for Indigenous people in the growing renewable energy sector.
Yurringa Energy securing this contract backs the Labor Government’s Yuma Yirramboi Strategy, which supports wealth creation and aims to build First Nations economic parity within a generation.
