Climate Change and Energy Poverty in Timor-Leste, 2011.
Jeremy Moss & Michael McGann. University of Melbourne.
The majority of households in both urban and rural areas rely predominately on fuel wood for cooking purposes, using selfconstructed three-stone fires. Since the opportunity cost of this method is virtually zero, it may be the case that households are unlikely to use electricity for cooking purposes even if it became more accessible.
Nevertheless, as the impacts of fuel wood collection on deforestation become more evident to local communities, they may embrace the planned, government-sponsored, introduction of different fuels and energy-efficient stoves.
