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With a power score of 2.29, Madagascar ranks number 20 among Emerging Markets and number 6 in the Africa region

Power score

2.29/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

48
2021
46
2022
48
2023
20
2024

Overview

Madagascar has a power score of 2.29, which puts it at rank 20 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Madagascar has improved in the power rankings by 28 places, from rank 48, to rank 20.

At 2.29, the power score of Madagascar is better than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 6 in the region.

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Madagascar

Power

Power policy

Madagascar implements policies in 7/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in tariff, Net metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives, and Priority grid access.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Madagascar has dropped from 118.74 USD/MWh in 2022 to 118.28 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Madagascar has fluctuated between 117.34 USD/MWh (2020) and 194.91 USD/MWh (2017).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Madagascar in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 53.21%, down from 57.35% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Utility-scale PV at 12.26%, up from 7.82% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

200020052010201520200200400600800 MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Madagascar in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 49.49%, down from 54.99% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 15.17%, up from 3% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Madagascar was around $1.64 million in 2023. Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2021 at $34.60 million, while the lowest was in 2023 with $1.64 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: Yes
retail: Yes

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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