Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Mining Community Resilience

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines how renewable energy infrastructure developed for mining operations can be leveraged to enhance local content policy, energy access, and community resilience, providing policy recommendations for governments to align mining and development goals.

• Mining-led renewable energy infrastructure can be used as a 'horizontal linkage' to provide energy access and community benefits that extend beyond the mine site, potentially improving public services, supporting local businesses, and creating jobs.
• To ensure renewable energy investments support national goals and long-term resilience, governments should align policies across mining, energy, climate, infrastructure, and development, while specifically planning for mine closure and the reuse or recycling of infrastructure.
• Effective integration of renewable energy into local content policy requires a focus on policy coherence, public-private partnerships, skills development, and ensuring that marginalized groups and women have access to the resulting opportunities.

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} }