#2/25: Requiem for an Energy Policy Dream: The History of the Energy Policy Institute in Australia 2000-2025

Author: Robert Pritchard (July 2025)

The founding of the Energy Policy Institute of Australia (EPIA)

In 2000, EPIA was founded by a group of investors from Australia and overseas. Its aims were to encourage investment in all forms of energy production in Australia, to enhance Australia’s exports of energy, and to contribute to the articulation of good energy policy in Australia.

In 2001, after a competitive process, APEC engaged Resources Law International to undertake two major studies on cross-border energy investment, one on Cross-Border Power and another on Cross-Border Gas.

In 2013, Robert Pritchard became EPIA’s executive director. In 2025, he retired from the role, after years of contributing to public understanding of contemporary energy industry issues, in particular the Net Zero Transition, more simply known as the Transition.

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