Singapore developer in limbo after Timor-Leste’s shock scrapping of major township project
State slams lack of progress; Pelican Paradise rebuts no water, weak power
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[SINGAPORE] A key mixed-use project in Dili, with a US$700 million first phase, has been given the axe by the Timor-Leste government over a lack of progress after 18 years.
However, the developer Pelican Paradise Group disputes the claims.
The Singapore firm said delays in the state’s contractual provision of electricity and water held back its project in the capital of Timor-Leste.
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