Madagascar electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Madagascar is
MGA 581.890 per kWh or USD 0.131.
The electricity price for businesses is
MGA 736.990 kWh or
USD 0.166.
These retail prices were collected in December 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2025 are available for download.
Sources: La Jirosy Rano Malagasy (JIRAMA), Office de Régulation de l'Electricité (ORE)
Electricity price analysis for Madagascar
- Residential electricity prices in Madagascar are 79.47% of the world average electricity price and 100.32% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Madagascar are 102.56% of the world average price and 137.33% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 78.95% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Madagascar are 162.30% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 24.80% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Madagascar
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Madagascar is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 64.50%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 1.73%,
hydro 33.77%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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