Electrification in post-conflict Timor-Leste: Opportunities for
This paper aims to elucidate the influence of Timor-Leste''s improvements in electricity access since full sovereignty in 2002 on its national development outcomes and how
Stakeholders confirmed that the state delivers Timor-Leste's national electricity supply, with no private actors involved. The electricity system's power stations and transmission lines, including those being modernised through assistance from the Asian Development Bank, are shown in Fig. 4.
Timor-Leste's power stations and distribution lines, showing the Power Distribution Modernisation Project. The initial capital investment in the new power system was reported as US$2 billion for the main power stations and distribution lines.
Overall, Timor-Leste's HDI has shown little improvement since 2010, while electricity access doubled to 100 %. The effects of improved electricity access on development outcomes appear less than observed internationally. Fig. 3. Timor-Leste's HDI component indices 2000–2021.
Interview findings suggested that the existing electricity network in Timor-Leste, with noted excess capacity, provided a largely untapped potential for supporting irrigation needs, such as groundwater pumping, to enhance water security.
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