Selected Issues Papers

The Electricity Sector and Jirama: Republic of Madagascar

By Constance de Soyres, Joanne Tan, Claude P Wendling

April 1, 2025

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Constance de Soyres, Joanne Tan, and Claude P Wendling. "The Electricity Sector and Jirama: Republic of Madagascar", Selected Issues Papers 2025, 026 (2025), accessed April 2, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229004688.018

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Summary

Madagascar faces significant challenges in electricity access, with only 36 percent of the population connected. The state-owned utility, JIRAMA, struggles with inefficient production, high transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs below recovery costs. These issues create a substantial fiscal burden on the government, hindering social investment and economic growth. The situation negatively impacts business productivity, making the urgent implementation of JIRAMA's recovery plan essential. This plan should aim to enhance efficiency, reduce losses, and shift towards renewable energy, requiring robust support from the government to ensure sustainable development and improved living conditions for the population.

Subject: Commodities, Consumption, Electricity, Environment, Health, National accounts, Non-renewable resources, Population and demographics, Production, Productivity, Renewable energy, Tariffs, Taxes, Total factor productivity

Keywords: Competition, Consumption, Debt, Economic Development, Electricity, Electricity, Energy, Financial account, Fiscal, Governance, Non-renewable resources, Productivity, Renewable energy, Renewable Energy, Tariffs, Total factor productivity, Utility Management

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