The Electricity Sector and Jirama: Republic of Madagascar
Selected Issues Papers, April 1, 2025
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Constance de Soyres, Joanne Tan, Claude P Wendling
- Published: April 1, 2025
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229004688.018
Key findings
- Only 36 percent of the population is connected to electricity.
- The state-owned utility, JIRAMA, struggles with:
- inefficient production,
- high transmission and distribution losses,
- 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.
Analysis of causes and effects
- Operational inefficiencies and high losses reduce service reliability and increase cost pressures on JIRAMA.
- Tariffs set below recovery costs transfer the financial burden to the budget, limiting fiscal space for other priorities.
- Low electricity access and unreliable supply constrain private sector performance and broader economic development.
Policy recommendations and recovery priorities
- Urgent implementation of JIRAMA's recovery plan is essential.
- The recovery plan should aim to:
- enhance efficiency,
- reduce transmission and distribution losses,
- shift towards renewable energy.
- Robust government support is required to ensure:
- sustainable development,
- improved living conditions for the population,
- successful execution of reforms and investments.
Thematic tags (from source)
- Commodities, Electricity, Environment, Renewable energy, Tariffs, Taxes
- Africa, business productivity, Debt, Economic Development, Electricity, electricity access, electricity sector, Energy, Fiscal, Global, Governance, HDI trends in Madagascar, JIRAMA's reform, Renewable Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tariffs, Utility Management
Source: The Electricity Sector and Jirama: Republic of Madagascar (Selected Issues Papers, April 1, 2025).
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- The Electricity Sector and Jirama: Republic of Madagascar; IMF Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/026