Enhancing critical health infrastructure through clean, affordable and reliable energy in Timor-Leste
62%
38%
Partner contribution
$ 390,632
DFAT contribution
$ 244,500
Total Value
$ 635,132
Start: July 2024 - End: March 2026
Australian Government
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade works with international partners and other countries to tackle global challenges, increase trade and investment opportunities, protect international rules, keep our region stable and help Australians overseas.
MEA Power Up
MEA Power Up is Master Electricians Australia’s charity. It provides logistical support to the electrical contractors who volunteer to help re-energise or establish a new power supply in an under-privileged community.
Master Electricians Australia
Master Electricians Australia is the national industry association of electrical contractors.
A partnership to enhance Timor-Leste’s critical health infrastructure through clean, affordable, and reliable energy.
In Timor-Leste, community health clinics provide critical health services in rural and remote areas, to over one million people often suffering from poor socio-economic conditions, extreme poverty, malnutrition and high mortality rates.
These clinics require safe and reliable electricity to operate effectively. However, many do not have access to the electricity grid or if they do, their remote location means lower power quality and unreliable, intermittent supply.
About the initiative
MEA Power Up aims to address this by partnering with Master Electricians Australia and the Australian Government to enhance critical health infrastructure through clean, affordable, and reliable energy in remote and rural communities in Timor-Leste.
The partnership will target four critical health infrastructure sites in Timor-Leste’s Cova-Lima Province, including two medical clinics and two water pumping sites, which will benefit from new solar energy systems.
The partnership will also explore providing excess power to support community-owned commercial revenue generation activities, emphasising the importance of sustainable energy solutions for healthcare and water access in the region.
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Key contributions from partners
- MEA Power Up will provide project management, design and delivery for the partnership, drawing on significant technical capability and expertise.
- Master Electricians Australia will provide governance oversight and access to their extensive range of systems processes and training. This includes providing fully qualified Australian electricians and project managers who will be donating their time to provide support for installations up to Australian standards.
- The Australian Government will contribute catalytic funding. It will also connect partners to networks, provide support through the BPP in gender and disability inclusion, business models, safeguards and impact measurement, as well as support with communications to enable national and global recognition.
This partnership was selected through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.