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Timor-Leste consumes 125 GWh of electricity per annum, an average of 95 kWh per person. The country has about 270 MW of electricity capacity, 119 MW in the city of Hera.

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

See also

• Energy in Indonesia
• List of power stations in Timor-Leste
• Rural electrification
• List of renewable energy topics by country

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. Beuman, Lydia M. (February 5, 2016). Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation. Routledge. ISBN 9781317362128 – via Google Books.
4. Cristalis, Irena (October 15, 2009). East Timor: A Nation's Bitter Dawn. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781848134294 – via Google Books.
5. "Gesto Energy | East Timor Renewable Energy Electrification Plan".
6. 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.
7. Cionnaith, Rosie Nic. "'State-building is a good war, but this is a new struggle'". The Irish Times.

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