Energy in East Timor

East Timor consumes 125 GWh of electricity per annum, an average of 95 kWh per person.[1] The country has about 80 MW of electricity capacity, 19 MW in Dili — the capital has an electrification rate of 85%, but rural electrification is at just 5–18%: total nationwide electrification is just 22% (one of the lowest electrification rates of any country in the world). Only the capital and Baucau have uninterrupted supply. [2][3]

Betano Power Station, powered by imported fuel oil
Map of East Timor with photovoltaic potential shaded; as can be seen, it is very high, especially near the coast.

Most of the energy infrastructure was destroyed by the Indonesians during the 1999 East Timorese crisis.[2] In 2005, the government identified the high price of electricity (US$0.20 per kWh) as a deterrent to development.[4][5] Gariuai Hydroelectric Plant is the country's only hydro plant, with a production capacity of 326 kW.[6] Many people rely on diesel generators.[7] A feasibility study of 2007–10 concluded that the country had huge potential for renewable energy.[8]

See also

References
  1. Fund, International Monetary (July 26, 2005). East Timor: National Development Plan. International Monetary Fund. ISBN 9781451837315 – via Google Books.
  2. "Renewable energy in the Asia Pacific: a legal overview (3rd edition) - East Timor - Energy and Natural Resources - East Timor". www.mondaq.com.
  3. "TIMOR-LESTE: Key Issues in Rural Energy Policy | ESMAP". www.esmap.org.
  4. Beuman, Lydia M. (February 5, 2016). Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation. Routledge. ISBN 9781317362128 – via Google Books.
  5. Cristalis, Irena (October 15, 2009). East Timor: A Nation's Bitter Dawn. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781848134294 – via Google Books.
  6. "Gesto Energy | East Timor Renewable Energy Electrification Plan".
  7. Hill, Hal; Saldanha, Joao Mariano de Sousa (March 1, 2001). East Timor: Development Challenges for the World's Newest Nation. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789812301406 – via Google Books.
  8. Cionnaith, Rosie Nic. "'State-building is a good war, but this is a new struggle'". The Irish Times.
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