The use of thermal power have pushed up the cost of electricity in Madagascar. The country is ranked the 16th for the social tariff and the 17th for the industrial tariff on 39 similar countries in Africa, according to the World Bank. The coverage of electricity in Madagascar is still low with only 13 percent of its 23-million population linked to electricity, compared to 52 percent in Senegal and more than 75 percent in South Africa. Madagascar is rich in energy potential which remains largely untapped. The country has an average potential of 2,000 kwh per square meter by year in solar energy and about 7,800 MW hydroelectric potential but only 165 MW of which are exploited.
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MADAGASCAR : President offers power plant deal to private Chinese partner
To cope with chronic power shortages the Madagascar's government is continuing to discreetly sign contracts, and during a recent trip to China the ...
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