Powering Timor-Leste''s future with its first solar plant and BESS
DLA Piper advised Eletricidade de Timor-Leste on a PPA to develop Timor-Leste''s first solar PV power plant and battery energy storage system.
DLA Piper advised Eletricidade de Timor-Leste on a PPA to develop Timor-Leste''s first solar PV power plant and battery energy storage system.
Technological advancements are dramatically improving solar storage container performance while reducing costs. Next-generation thermal management systems maintain optimal
"In Timor-Leste, most people live in rural areas and rely on diesel for electricity, with access often cut-off due to natural disasters, low infrastructure quality and material aging.
What is the Timor-Leste solar power project?The Project involves the construction and 25-year operation of a new power plant in Manatuto, Timor-Leste, comprising a 72 MW solar power
Technological advancements are dramatically improving solar storage container performance while reducing costs. Next-generation thermal management systems maintain optimal
newable resource potential Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per uni. of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr).
In a landmark moment for Timor-Leste''s energy future, a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been officially signed for the country''s first-ever solar power project integrated with a Battery...
EDTL has invited, through an international public tender, proposals for the development of the Project by independent power producer ("IPP"). Once selected, the IPP is expected to
Timor-Leste holds a strategic advantage over its neighbours in transitioning to solar rooftops, with potential electricity cost reductions and a recovery period of 2.5 years, lower than regional
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In addition, most of Timor-Leste's electricity is generated through costly and polluting diesel generators. Australia's Market Development Facility (MDF) and ITP Renewables conducted an assessment of the potential market for roof-top solar energy systems in Timor-Leste.
1 Energy security is “uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price”; International Energy Agency. The average payback period for a rooftop PV solar energy system in Timor-Leste is 2.5 years. This is much lower than the global average of 6 to 10 years, due to solar resource and electricity costs:
José added: “The investment in Timor-Leste’s solar and storage infrastructure is transformative. It will help reduce dependence on fossil fuels while improving grid stability and energy access across the country”. José de Ponte was supported by special counsel Marnie Calli, senior associate Lisa Huynh and solicitor Jeraldine Mow.
Timor-Leste has a high-quality solar resource. The global horizontal irradiance in Dili is higher than on the east coast of Australia, where the solar market is mature and installation costs are higher. The cost of electricity in Timor-Leste for commercial and industrial consumers is high compared to ASEAN countries.