Illuminating Lives with Solar Panels
As Timor-Leste moves toward prioritizing more climate-friendly development, clean energy is providing empowerment and opportunity for its people. With solar lights in their
Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems
This article discusses the social development practices of an international collaboration working to reduce energy poverty through the provision of household solar
Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems
In the Railaco sub-district of East Timor, some 1000 households have experience of using either SHS and/or solar lanterns and are in a unique position to indicate a preference regarding
Pacific green transformation project lights up Timor-Leste villages
Completed in Timor-Leste in December 2024, the installation of solar and solar lights in villages without running water or access to electricity has been funded by the
Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems
The experiences of these communities offer an excellent opportunity to investigate whether rural households in East Timor prefer solar lanterns or SHS. The findings of such an
(PDF) Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems – Community
With a largely rural population living in sparsely populated, remote locations, solar home systems (SHS) will play an important role in meeting the off-grid component of rural electrification in
Solar for Timor-Leste
From 2003 to 2021, Renew worked with communities in Timor-Leste to provide clean, renewable lighting and electricity. We helped install solar lighting and power to more than 2,000 homes
Presentation describes household solar lighting pilot for off-grid
A presenter described a pilot to provide household solar panels with four lights and a phone-charging port to a village in Timor-Leste that lacks access to the national grid;
Installing Solar LEDs in East Timor
The kits consisted of a 30w solar panel, a small battery (about half the size of a car battery), cables and leads, a small rechargeable torch and 4 LED lights – all run on DC and all very
Light Up Timor Through Enterprise
The Light up Timor through Enterprise project is empowering a local social enterprise in Timor Leste to pilot 260 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) solar energy household installations in the
Illuminating Lives with Solar Panels
As Timor-Leste moves toward prioritizing more climate-friendly development, clean energy is providing empowerment and