In less than a decade, Timor-Leste has gone from being a "pebble" in Indonesia''s shoe to a "good neighbor" of its former ruler.
This week, Timor-Leste will celebrate its 20th anniversary as an independent nation and inaugurate Jose Ramos-Horta as its new president. Since re-gaining independence in 2002, the world''s third-youngest nation has built a functioning state and vibrant democracy from near-scratch amid trials and tribulations that would challenge …
1 · "Small nations like Timor-Leste cannot meet this existential challenge alone," he said during a lecture on climate change in March, using another formal name for East …
Timor-Leste''s National Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 targets that everyone in Timor Leste will have access to reliable electricity 24 hours a day by 2030. To achieve this target, rural electrification is a priority in Timor-Leste which will also contribute to urban and rural job growth and development.
Timor-Leste, sometimes known as East Timor, is one of the world''s youngest countries, having formally gained its independence in 2002. It held its most recent presidential election this past April, which saw independence leader and Nobel Laureate José Ramos-Horta return to the office he held between 2007 and 2012.
Demographic profile Timor-Leste''s high fertility and population growth rates sustain its very youthful age structure – approximately 40% of the population is below the age of 15 and the country''s median age is 20. …
Larger biogas systems, based on commercial scale feedlots of 500–1,500 head of cattle, can support power plants capable of distribution grid integration (70 percent load factor), at …
He said on Tuesday that a CCS venture at Bayu-Undan, which lies about 500 km north-west of Darwin in East Timor waters, "could build a new job-creating and revenue-generating industry for Timor ...
Bracks'' task is to break the deadlock between the Timor-Leste government and Woodside Energy on Greater Sunrise. The feasibility of processing the gas onshore in Timor-Leste has been under ...
This report presents key issues in the development of a rural energy policy for Timor-Leste. The study proposes practical recommendations derived from lessons learned from …
With the new UN reforms, the United Nations in Timor-Leste, under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator has now started lighting the way with its solar-powered grid which has begun to give...
UNDP''s ACCESS project, which works on providing renewable energy to villages in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, will conduct a training program for operators from Timor-Leste. The groups will receive both theoretical and practical knowledge on machine operations and maintenance as the project works to provide renewable electricity to 25 …
As a tropical country, TL has the potential for a wide variety of renewable energies, such as solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy. Such resources of renewable energy, if properly managed, could make a …
Timor-Leste is among the world''s youngest and poorest countries. It suffers from seasonal food insecurity and has the third-highest stunting rate globally. Previously inadequately documented, this paper summarises recent advances in understanding household food security in Timor-Leste and the multifaceted approaches …
In 2002, a group of young people in Timor-Leste were asked to look ahead into the future and write down on a postcard what they hoped their country could achieve by the year 2020. Twenty years later some of these postcards were retrieved from the time capsule ...
The 20th anniversary of the popular consultation that brought independence for Timor-Leste has been a time to celebrate the courage, determination, and persistence of the Timorese people. Despite enduring decades of violence, they never lost their hope for self
This article discusses the social development practices of an international collaboration working to reduce energy poverty through the provision of household solar lighting for Indigenous people living in remote communities in the Remexio district in …
Timor-Leste is exploring minerals and carbon capture and storage (specifically in the now depleted Bayu-Undan offshore gas field). Renewable energy projects in Timor-Leste have the potential to improve fiscal and climate change outcomes.
In 2022, Timor-Leste''s GDP was $3.2 billion, representing 0.09% of Southeast Asia''s regional GDP. With a population of 1.34 million, Timor-Leste''s per capita GDP of $2,400 is the fourth-lowest in Southeast Asia. Timor-Leste faced decades of civil war before
Subscribe for ads-free reading Timor-Leste, like many other countries, has experienced considerable economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the country''s economy was fragile ...
Power generation in the SDG scenario. Timor-Leste plans to implement 72 MW solar and 50 MW wind by 2024 and 2026 respectively. This will increase RE share in power …
Access to energy remains a concerning challenge for many in Timor-Leste. The centralised nature of the local electricity supply chain has traditionally kept consumers reliant on the national grid to overcome chronic energy shortages. While more than 200,000 ...
Timor-Leste''s non-oil economy is projected to expand 3.0 percent in 2022, underpinned by a significant increase in government spending and investment, as well as rebounding private consumption …
In Southeast Asia, Electricidade de Timor-Leste has secured funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to modernise its grid network with smart meters and smart grid technologies. The utility will use a $35 million loan from the …
Timor Gap head António de Sousa says carbon storage opens up new revenue for the impoverished nation, which has also been given fresh hope on the Sunrise gas project. Woodside chief executive Meg ...
New solutions for a new country: Timor-Leste´s future in renewable energy is one of 17 case studies which, together with a report titled ''Towards an ''Energy Plus'' approach for the poor: A review of good
When Timor-Leste became a country in 2002, it did so with a built-in advantage: the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field. It''s generated billions of dollars that helped develop the ...
The UN in Timor-Leste, under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator, has now started lighting the way with its solar-powered grid which has begun to give maximum dividends. Access to energy remains a concerning challenge for …
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