Timor-Leste Electricity
Generation (2024)#175 World
0.51TWh+0.03% YoY
Consumption (2024)#177 World
0.41TWh+0.03% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
99.8%0.22%
Electricity Generation in Timor-Leste
- Net electricity generation in Timor-Leste reached 0.51 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#175 in the world), an increase of 0.03% from 0.51 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 99.8% (0.51 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Timor-Leste and renewables 0.22% (0.0011 terawatt-hours).
- Timor-Leste reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.03% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 0.22% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste consumed 0.41 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#177 in the world), an increase of 0.03% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Timor-Leste averaged 293.9 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.81 kilowatt-hours per day (#172 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.32 gigawatts in 2024 (#166 in the world), an increase of 14.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 99.7% and renewables at 0.25% of Timor-Leste's installed capacity in 2024.
- Timor-Leste's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 18.4% in 2024, with solar at 27.7%, fossil fuels at 18.4% and hydro at 0%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Timor-Leste
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Timor-Leste.
Grid Efficiency in Timor-Leste
- Distribution losses in Timor-Leste were 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 19.5% of total generation, down from 20% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Timor-Leste
- In 2024, Timor-Leste generated approximately 0.0014 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0011 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00027 terawatt-hours.
Timor-Leste Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 0.51 | +0.03% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +0.03% | 177 | < 0.01% | 293.9 | 0.32 | +14.5% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | −0.52% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | −0.52% | 178 | < 0.01% | 297.3 | 0.28 | +0% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | +0.52% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +0.65% | 176 | < 0.01% | 302.1 | 0.28 | +0.04% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.51 | +1.5% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +1.8% | 176 | < 0.01% | 304.4 | 0.28 | −2.3% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | −2.4% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | −2.3% | 176 | < 0.01% | 304.4 | 0.28 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.52 | +14.3% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +14.3% | 176 | < 0.01% | 317.6 | 0.28 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.45 | +5.2% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +5.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 283.3 | 0.28 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.43 | +3.5% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.34 | +2.8% | 176 | < 0.01% | 274.9 | 0.28 | −0.11% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.41 | +18% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +21.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 272.4 | 0.28 | +0% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2015 | 0.35 | +0.37% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | −1.3% | 180 | < 0.01% | 229.3 | 0.28 | +0% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 0.35 | +18.2% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | +18.6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 236.9 | 0.28 | +0% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +133.1% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +133.7% | 183 | < 0.01% | 203.7 | 0.28 | +92.1% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2012 | 0.13 | −9.4% | 194 | < 0.01% | 0.1 | −9.9% | 194 | < 0.01% | 89 | 0.15 | +0.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0.14 | +2.6% | 192 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | +3.2% | 194 | < 0.01% | 101 | 0.15 | +191.1% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 0.14 | +3.7% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | +2.7% | 197 | < 0.01% | 100.1 | 0.05 | +14% | 190 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 0.13 | +19.2% | 195 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | +19.4% | 198 | < 0.01% | 99.83 | 0.04 | +22% | 192 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.11 | +20.4% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | +19.9% | 198 | < 0.01% | 85.72 | 0.04 | +13.8% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 0.09 | +27.5% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +27.2% | 199 | < 0.01% | 73.44 | 0.03 | +39.1% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2006 | 0.07 | +4.3% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +5.5% | 199 | < 0.01% | 59.39 | 0.02 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2005 | 0.07 | +3% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +3.8% | 198 | < 0.01% | 58 | 0.02 | −11.5% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2004 | 0.07 | +3.1% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +0% | 198 | < 0.01% | 57.05 | 0.03 | −13.3% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2003 | 0.07 | — | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | — | 198 | < 0.01% | 57.8 | 0.03 | — | 192 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
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See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.