Madagascar’s government has requisitioned the Toamasina II thermal power plant run by private producer Enelec and handed its operation to the state utility Jirama, ending Enelec’s heavy fuel oil supply contract. A bailiff served the decree, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 3 November, on 6 November; it covers the plant’s staff and equipment for up to 24 months. The plant is contracted for 32 megawatts (MW) but delivers no more than 14 MW, and Toamasina, the country’s main port city, has suffered repeated power cuts despite a presidential warning in July. The takeover shows the state will seize private plants it blames for Jirama’s losses, raising the risk for independent power producers.
Sources
- L’Express de Madagascar: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/11/toamasina-letat-requisitionne-la.html
- Midi Madagasikara: https://midi-madagasikara.mg/enelec-fin-de-contrat-et-requisition-par-letat/
- L’Express de Madagascar (Jirama works, 7 Nov): https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/11/approvisionnement-en-electricite-la.html