Madagascar

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Madagascar

Listed below are the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building.

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  • Name of Utility: Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA)
  • City: Antananarivo

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client applies for electricity connection and awaits estimate of connection fees from Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA)

The application can be submitted by mail, letter, or in person at one of the utility’s agencies. The client will need to attach some documents to the application, with the client’s personal and professional details, a description of the works and of the electrical installation, as well as a Signing Authority (“pouvoir de signature”) and a Commitment Letter (“lettre d’engagement”). The last 2 documents have to be notarized.

When the utility has received the application, it inspects the client’s site to determine the specifics of the connection and prepare an estimate of the connection fees.


Agency: Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA) 		15 calendar days no charge
* 2 The client obtains external inspection by Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA)



Agency: Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA) 		1 calendar day no charge
3 The client obtains right of way from the local authority (Commune)

The customer needs to obtain a right of way from the 'Commune' before paying the estimate so that the utility can carry out the external works of expanding the overhead network.

Agency: Local authority (Commune) 		50 calendar days MGA 60,000.0
* 4 The client buys the material for the external works from a local store

The material for a 140-kVA connection is usually not available in the utility’s stock. The client can then choose to either buy the material from a local store or ask the utility to obtain it. Most often than not, the client opts to buy the material to save time.

Agency: Local store 		18 calendar days no charge
5 The client obtains testing of material and external works by Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA)

Only the utility is in charge of the external works. The client needs to pay the connection fees at the utility’s offices for the works to start. In this case an expansion of the network (installation of a unit substation) is necessary. JIRAMA tests the client's material before carrying out the works to check they are conform to its standards.
Part of the works are assumed to be carried out before the right of way has been obtained.


Agency: Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA) 		19 calendar days MGA 46,520,491.0
6 The client signs a supply contract with, pays an advance on consumption to, and awaits final connection from JIRAMA

The final connection is carried out after the client has signed a supply contract and paid an advance on consumption. The installation of the meter is carried out by the utility.
Madagascar had suffered from some capacity issues over the last few years. New power projects completed recently (JIRAMA installed an extra 25MW on Tana interconnected network) did however, increase the existing capacity so that more customers can obtain supply. The aim was to add 10,000 customers in 2010.
Despite the availability of supply, JIRAMA still needs to deal with a back-log of applications submitted over the many years when obtaining a connection was not yet possible. The utility also accepts new applications and prepares estimates of connection costs for those.
Delays are due, not only to treating old and new applications, but also to lack of some materials, namely transformers, cables, etc.

Agency: Jiro sy rano malagasy (JIRAMA) 		366 calendar days MGA 28,518,522.2
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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