Timor-Leste: In Diesel-Dependent East Timor, Renewable Energy Transition Remains Slow Despite Government Pledges

Sep 9, 2024 | Victoria Milko, Associated Press
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East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world’s youngest countries — has made international and domestic pledges to reduce its carbon footprint through untapped solar and other renewable energy potential, it faces a looming economic crisis as the gas fields its economy depends on near depletion, hampering its ability to pay for the high cost of transitioning its energy sector.