About us
REnew Pacific is the Australian Government’s $75 million investment in off-grid renewable energy for rural and remote communities across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
Over the next five years, this program will empower remote communities through inclusive and sustainable projects that provide lighting, clean water, improved agriculture, enhanced food security, quality education and health services and reliable communications, improving livelihoods for local community members.
We will achieve this by providing grants to develop off-grid renewable energy projects, leveraging co-financing to partner with non-government organisations, the private sector, investors, community organisations and government agencies.
Through REnew Pacific, Australia aims to be the climate infrastructure partner of choice for Pacific nations. Our goal is to ensure that renewable energy acts as a powerful catalyst for sustainable development, helping to build a brighter future for remote communities across the region.
REnew Pacific officially launched at COP29 in Azerbaijan on 16 November 2024. It builds on the success of the Australian Government’s Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships, launched in 2024, covering Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu. These partnerships are managed through the Business Partnerships Platform.
REnew Pacific operates across rural and remote communities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Our focus is on creating local, sustainable solutions to address energy access challenges and drive climate-resilient development in these regions.
Our partnerships and investments aim to improve energy security, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and contribute to the global transition to renewable energy. It highlights Australia’s commitment to providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions for communities that need it the most in our region.
REnew Pacific is part of the Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (PCIFP), a $350million initiative for climate infrastructure in the region. This initiative is delivered by the Australian Government’s Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP).
REnew Pacific is implemented by Palladium. Palladium works with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
Key program partners
Save the Children Australia is an aid and development agency dedicated to helping children in Australia and overseas. It is an independent, not-for-profit and secular organisation.
ITP Renewables is Australia’s longest-running, independent, renewable energy consultancy. Since 1981 we have delivered sustainable energy projects at every scale for clients in the government, not-for-profit and commercial sectors. We’ve worked on over 2500 projects in more than 150 countries, with our offices in Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, and Fiji.