Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Mining Community Resilience

The report argues that renewable energy infrastructure for mining can serve as 'horizontal linkage' to provide energy access and economic benefits to surrounding communities. It recommends that governments integrate these investments into local content policies and plan for long-term resilience through skills development, inclusive training, and mine closure planning to ensure benefits persist beyond the life of the mine.

• Renewable energy infrastructure developed for mining can act as a horizontal linkage, providing shared infrastructure that benefits both the mining operations and the local communities by improving electricity access, supporting public services and local businesses, creating jobs, and aiding economic diversification.
• To maximize the benefits of renewable energy investments, governments should align policies across mining, energy, climate, infrastructure, and development, while specifically focusing on skills development, public-private partnerships, and ensuring access for women and marginalized groups.
• Long-term community resilience requires planning for the end of mining operations through mine closure planning and the reuse or recycling of renewable energy infrastructure, alongside investments in local maintenance capacity and training.

APA

Tekinbas,, T. C. R. S. (2026). Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Mining Community Resilience. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/renewable-energy-infrastructure-mining-community-resilience

Chicago

Tekinbas,, Tracey Cooper,Isabelle Ramdoo,Carlo Starce,Ege. Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Mining Community Resilience. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2026. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/renewable-energy-infrastructure-mining-community-resilience.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tekinbas2026renewable, author = {Tekinbas,, Tracey Cooper,Isabelle Ramdoo,Carlo Starce,Ege}, title = {{Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Mining Community Resilience}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/renewable-energy-infrastructure-mining-community-resilience}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }