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generally poor condition
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. The SDP targets the relocation of the main port of Dili to Tibar Bay and the restoration of the regional ports and harbours to fit-for-purpose condition with funding
from the IF. In the 2011 IF budget, funds were allocated for commencement of design and construction of
Tibar Bay port and for rehabilitation of the Atauro terminal and construction of a multi-function port at Suai. However no progress was achieved during the year. During 2012, a decision was
made to pursue studies to consider options to design, build and operate the new port as a Public- Private-Partnership PPP operation.
The total budget allocated in 2014 totals 9.2 million for Rehabilitation and Dredging of Dili Port; Study and Concept Design for Rehabilitation of Atauro and Carabela Maritime
Facilities and Com Harbour and for Vemasse Harbour. Dredging at Hera Port commenced in 2014 with an execution of 4.0 million leaving a requirement of an additional 2.5 million in
2015 for completion. Design and Construction of Vemasse for which no budget was allocated in 2014 has been allocated 0.5 million to enable DED to be prepared.
Thus the total budget for 2015 for port projects is 8.9 million.
4.2.19. Oecussi Development Program
This program was introduced into the Infrastructure Fund in 2014 with a budget of 6.8 million and embracing seven major ongoing projects transferred from other programs implemented in
Oecussi. The initial approved budget for the Oecussi program was 6.8 million. This budget was later, through approval of CAFI, increased to 43.8 million, including additional allocation to
the following existing projects:
1. Construction and Supervision for Rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Scheme with total budget of 1.1 million.
2. Construction of Central Electricity Generating Station with initial budget of 2.7 million and increased to 10.589 million.
3. Tono Bridge. This project was listed in 2014 budget book with no allocation of funds, and has been allocated 2.887 million.
4. Construction of 22 km of National Roads in Oecusse 5. Rehabilitation of Roads and Bridges in Pante Makassar with initial budget allocation of
1.0 million has been increased to 8.142 million. 6. Study and Design of Municipal Market of Oecusse with initial allocation of 0.25
million has now been increased to 4.25 million. 7. Design, construction and supervision of Oecussi Airport. This project was approved in
2014 with no budget allocation for 2014, and later a total of 15.050 million was shifted to this project.
Overall, with the total budget transfers gave the total Oecussi program budget of 43.8 million. The total budget for 2015 Oecussi program amounts 62.5 million.
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4.2.20. Tourism Program
Timor-Leste has the potential to develop a successful tourism industry based on its unique cultural heritage, successful emergence from foreign occupation, climate, land and marine fauna
and flora and topography. While much of the initiative for tourism development must be expected to come from the private sector, Government initiatives will be significant supporting
catalysts to accelerate progress. To this end the Government introduced projects into an Infrastructure Fund Tourism Program from 2014.
The first two projects, Preparatory Studies, Design and Construction for Development of the Hot Water Springs in Marobo and Atauroand Preparatory Studies, Design and
Construction for Development of Lake Maubara. Each project was allotted 1.0 million in 2014. However, no Terms of Reference for the studies have yet been prepared and the funds
have been utilized to rehabilitate public parks in Dili in the amount of 1.6 million. Budgets of 0.5 million and 0.5 million have been included in the 2015 budgets respectively for the two
projects. Of two new projects proposed for inclusion in the IF as from 2015 both were combined into a
single project and included in the 2015 program along with a third original proposal. The two projects are included in the Preparatory Design and Supervision for New Projects. They are:
1. Design, Construction and Supervision of a Museum at Aipelo and Establishment of Cultural Centre at Liquica, allocated 0.1 million in 2015, and
2. Design, Construction and Supervision of a Museum at Dair, also allocated 0.1 million in 2015.
Thus the Tourism program budget is 1.8 million for 2015.
4.2.21. Preparation of Designs and Provision of Supervision Services
This program was established in 2013 to facilitate the preparation and supervision of major projects by line ministries whose budgets are inadequate for these services to be procured. Only
0.1 million of the initial allocation of 19.4 million was disbursed, however, and the allocation in 2014 was reduced to 7.8 million of which 2.4 million was disbursed. In 2015, 8.2 million
has been allocated to complete on-going committed design studies as well as new project design and supervision.
4.2.22. External Loan Program
