Jirama

The Jirama was established on 17 October 1975 when the Société Malagasy des Eaux et Electricité and the Société des Energies de Madagascar merged. Up until 1999, it was the only state-owned electricity company of the country. After 1999, the Jirama maintained its monopoly on transportation and distribution networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.jirama.mg/index.php?w=scripts&f=Jirama-page.php&act=historique|title=Historique|website=Jirama.mg|language=fr|accessdate=13 December 2018|archive-date=7 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307082141/http://www.jirama.mg/index.php?w=scripts&f=Jirama-page.php&act=historique|url-status=dead}}

In 2007, when Antananrivo's Mayor Andry Rajoelina took office, the city's treasury had a debt of 8.2 billion Malagasy Ariary (approximately 4.6 million U.S. dollars).{{cite news |last=Randria |first=N. |title=Andry Rajoelina hérite de 41 milliards fmg de dettes |newspaper=Madagascar Tribune |date=22 December 2007 |url=http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Andry-Rajoelina-herite-de-41,3713.html |accessdate=6 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019105247/http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Andry-Rajoelina-herite-de-41,3713.html |archivedate=19 October 2013 |language=French |url-status=live |df=dmy }} On 4 January 2008, because of unpaid debts to the Jirama, the city of Antananarivo was hit by a general water cutoff and brownouts of the city's street lights. After an audit, it was found that the Jirama owed about the same amount of money to the city.{{cite news |first=N. |last=Randria |title=La CUA et les coupures d'eau et d'électricité: Antananarivo est-elle sanctionnée? |newspaper=Madagascar Tribune |date=7 January 2008 |url=http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Antananarivo-est-elle-sanctionnee,3929.html |accessdate=10 August 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019103740/http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Antananarivo-est-elle-sanctionnee,3929.html |archivedate=19 October 2013 |language=French |url-status=live |df=dmy }}

In 2008, thanks to the launch of a new thermal power plant in Mandroseza, the Jirama was able to service 2,000 additional consumers in Antananarivo.{{cite web|url=https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/2-000-nouveaux-branchements,7009.html|title=2 000 nouveaux branchements électriques à effectuer|website=Madagascar-tribune.com|date=7 June 2008|language=fr|accessdate=13 December 2018}} but the shortages persist.{{Cite web |url=https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/La-JIRAMA-annonce-la-fin-du-calvaire-a-partir-du-vendredi.html |title=Coupure d’éléctricité : la Jirama annonce un retour à la normale en fin de semaine - mardi 6 juin 2023 |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004221242/https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/La-JIRAMA-annonce-la-fin-du-calvaire-a-partir-du-vendredi.html |url-status=dead }}

According to an IMF report published in March 2018, the Jirama's financial difficulties are a major burden for the Malagasy economy.{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/546534/economie/madagascar-la-jirama-le-fardeau-des-finances-publiques/|title=Madagascar : la Jirama, le fardeau des finances publiques ?|website=Jeuneafrique.com|date=28 March 2018|author=Nelly Fualdes|language=fr|accessdate=13 December 2018}} In June 2018, the Jirama was considering a rehabilitation of its electricity distribution network{{cite web|url=https://www.esi-africa.com/madagascar-jirama-to-rehabilitate-its-electricity-distribution-networks/|title=Madagascar: JIRAMA to rehabilitate its electricity distribution networks|website=Esi-africa.com|date=17 August 2018|accessdate=13 December 2018}}[https://www.matin.mg/?p=41814 Le Matin de Madagascar: Panne générale à Mahajanga - Jirama ne cesse de se dégrader] but in 2023 the company continues to struggle. In December 2022 another case of corruption was revealed[https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20221201-madagascar-une-affaire-de-détournements-de-fonds-secoue-la-compagnie-nationale-d-électricité Madagascar: une affaire de détournements de fonds secoue la compagnie nationale d'électricité - 01.12.2022] and during the years of 2020 to 2022 the deficit continued to increase from 2.520 Billion Ariary to 3.353 billion Ariary.[https://lexpress.mg/05/07/2023/energie-la-jirama-accuse-de-lourds-passifs-pour-lexercice-2022/ Jirama: Lours passifs l'Exercise 2022]

Headquartered in Antananarivo, the Jirama serves 340,000 clients for electricity in 114 localities and 65 water distribution centres. The Jirama is 100% owned by the government of Madagascar.

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As of 2018, only 15% of the population of Madagascar has access to electricity.{{Cite web|title=The Force of the Sun: Madagascar Embarks on Renewable Energy Production|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/10/10/the-force-of-the-sun-madagascar-embarks-on-renewable-energy-production|access-date=2021-07-29|website=World Bank|language=en}}

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