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increased from 5.5 million to 18.7
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million in 2014 but the latter was reduced to 14.8 million by virements and the deferment of two projects in order to transfer funds from slow progressing
projects to projects requiring additional funds. Execution for the four projects will be completed in 2014 leaving 12 on-going projects requiring
funds in 2015. To fund their progress in 2015, 9.8 million will be required.
4.2.17. Airports Program
International air travel to and from Timor-Leste is essential for the development of business and tourism. However the country lacks an airport of international standards and which meets
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO standards. Domestic aviation services are limited to chartered fixed wing aircraft and helicopter services and the airfields served are
inadequate to handle larger aircraft and more intensive services. On establishment of the IF seven projects
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to rehabilitate Timor- Leste’s airports were in this
program and comprised upgrading and extension of Nicloau Lobato International Airport in Dili and regional airports at Maliana, Baucau and Oecussi. Of these only Over laying the Runway
at the Nicolai Lobato International Airport has been implemented and Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Oecussi Airport has been transferred to the Oecussi Development Program.
In 2014, the approve budget for the Airport program totals 25.6 million but latter this was reduced to 18.7 million by virements in order to transfer funds from slow progressing projects
to projects requiring additional funds. No projects in the regional airports program have commenced. To bring Dili International Airport to an international standard is considered
urgent but only 218,000 has been disbursed in 2014 from 20.0 million approved budget and this was on Preparatory Studies only.
In 2015, the focus is shifted to Suai Airport with 18.0 million allocation and 1.0 million for detail design and studies for Dili Airport. It is important to note that Suai Airport was
programmed under Tasi Mane program and this has now been moved under the Ministry of Transport.
As no other projects have been included in this program, 19.0 million is the total allocation for 2015.
4.2.18. Ports Program
Development of ports is an important program to support economic growth and to respond to the growth of local industry and export-import activities that require fast and reliable freight
services. As with airport development, the single international port was not designed and built for the traffic, it is currently required to handle. The regional maritime infrastructure is also in a
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Excluding Tono Bridge which was transferred to the Oecusse program.
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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
