Woodside and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corp. enter agreement for power project in Australia
Woodside and the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) have entered into a bilateral Indigenous Land Use Agreement and a modern benefits-sharing and relationship agreement relating to lands being investigated for the proposed Woodside Power Project (power opportunity) in the Pilbara.
The lands are within part of the Ngarluma people’s native title determined area located in Maitland, 15 km southwest of Karratha in Western Australia. The power opportunity would pave the way for the long-term supply of solar energy to local industrial customers.
The agreements set out a framework for the delivery of social and economic benefits to NAC and Ngarluma people in connection with the power opportunity. These agreements also outline how Woodside and NAC will work together to develop the power opportunity, including the management of cultural heritage. Early engagement with NAC has ensured the project will be designed to avoid heritage impacts. The framework is consistent with Woodside’s objectives for the integration of renewable energy into
Woodside-operated facilities and achieving positive outcomes for the Indigenous communities in which we operate.
Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said: “Woodside acknowledges the Ngarluma people, the Traditional Owners and native title holders of the land on which the power opportunity would be located and we thank NAC and the Ngarluma people for working together with us to finalise the agreements needed to progress the opportunity.
“We have been engaging with NAC regarding the power opportunity since 2019 and the agreements are a significant milestone to celebrate together. We look forward to continuing to work with NAC and Ngarluma people as we progress the power opportunity.”
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