Various efforts have been carried out to achieve national electrification targets in Indonesia. However, electrification in remote areas encounters several obstacles related to the high investment costs, lack of infrastructure and demand volatility. The local stakeholders are actively conducting energy projects through the energy community. This paper gathers the latest articles in terms of energy community innovation and resource utilization in Indonesia. We mapped out the research and innovation carried out by the energy community. We review the latest articles indexed by Scopus and SINTA. Based on our review, the energy community in Indonesia optimises local resources and utilises waste. The energy innovations are not only related to electrification but also to food storage and processing. The energy Community also actively doing continuous improvement to solve local problems.