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“There’s a concern that by around 2035, (the government) will run out of money at the rate they’re spending it at the moment,” Leach said. East Timor’s current power plants, which were built with large investments from the government in recent decades, can also produce far more electricity than the country demands, lowering the imperative for the country to switch systems East Timor’s government has expressed interest in transitioning its energy sector. In 2020, it hired energy consultants to conduct a feasibility study for supplying natural gas to the three power plants. In 2021, it announced tendering for solar parks and a feasibility study for hydropower schemes. But the findings have not been implemented, Scheiner said. East Timor President José Ramos-Horta told The Associated Press in an interview in Dili last week that his country is interested in exploring various types of renewable energy sources, including wind, sea and especially solar power. “We have plenty of sun,” he said, adding that the cost of solar technology continues to fall. “So far, we’re still in the infancy of renewable” energy development, he said. “For us, moving towards renewables or solar in 10, 20 years from now is (an) even better option because by then, the technology will be so much more reliable and so much cheaper.” AP requests for interviews sent to EDTL Empresa Publica, the minister of planning and strategic investment, and the secretary of state for electricity, water and sanitation all went unanswered. Ramos-Horta has also called on the international community to support the country’s energy transition, citing its vulnerability to climate change. “Small nations like Timor-Leste cannot meet this existential challenge alone,” he said during a lecture on climate change in March, using another formal name for East Timor. “We need strengthened international cooperation, technology transfer, capacity building and financial support to increase resilience, drive mitigation efforts and adapt to the unavoidable impacts ahead.” Adam Schreck contributed reporting from Dili, East Timor.
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