Timor-Leste Energy Situation
Capital:
Dili
Region:
Coordinates:
8.34° S, 125.34° E
Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
14,870
Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
1,384,286 (2023)
Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
68 (2023)
GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
20,799,169,002 (2023)
GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population
1,502.52 (2023)
Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
99.70 (2022)
Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
no data
Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.
0.00 (2007)
Introduction
Energy Situation
Timor-Leste's energy landscape is characterized by a growing demand for electricity and a heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels. In 2022, almost all of the electricity being generated came from oil or other fossil sources.[1] While 100% of the population have access to electricity, only 18% have access to clean cooking.[2]
Renewable Energy
Although Timor-Leste has a sinificant potential for renewable energy, only 12% of the Total Final Energy Consumption derived from RE in 2021.[2]
Solar Energy
The country receives an average of 18-24 MJ/m² of solar radiation per day, comparable to Australia's high solar potential. As of 2019, 1,228 solar energy units had been installed for family households in remote areas.[3]
Timor-Leste has significant potential for photovoltaic power.
Fossil Fuels
Key Problems of the Energy Sector
Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations
Institutional Set up in the Energy Sector
Other Key Actors / Activities of Donors, Implementing Agencies, Civil Society Organisations
Further Information
References
- ↑ Electricity in Timor-Leste in 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tracking SDG 7 - Timor-Leste.
- ↑ The Potential of Renewable Energy in Timor-Leste: An Assessment for Biomass. In: Energies 2019, 12(8), 1441;
