What is Scaling Solar in Madagascar?

Madagascar is currently the fifth country in Africa in which a Scaling Solar tender process was launched, after two tender processes in Zambia, one in Senegal, and another in Ethiopia. It is also the first Scaling Solar project to include solar energy storage requirements by pairing solar with batteries.

Is Madagascar ready for solar power?

With all regions of Madagascar enjoying over 2,800 hours of sunlight per year, the Grande Île is the perfect location for development of solar power, with a potential capacity of 2,000 kWh/m²/year. The Government is counting on this potential to fulfill its objective of providing energy access to 70% of Malagasy households by 2030.

How much solar power does Madagascar have?

With only a 15% connection rate, Madagascar faces a chronic lack of access to electricity, which hampers its economic and social development. However, there is tremendous potential in terms of solar power, estimated at 2,000 kWh/m²/year as a result of the 2,800 hours of annual sunlight the country enjoys.

Why does Madagascar need a stable energy network?

This leaves the country with the difficult task of creating a stable, pervasive energy network in order to supply the majority of the population with electricity. Only about 15% of Madagascar’s population has access to electricity and only 10% are internet users.

What will esogip do for Madagascar?

The ESOGIP will aid Madagascar’s government to decrease energy loss, increase energy efficiency, raise the ratio of renewables in the domestic energy mix, develop its governance of the energy sector, and improve operational performance of Jirama, Madagascar’s state-owned electric utility and water services company.

Does Madagascar need a hydroelectric power plant?

Much of Madagascar’s renewable electricity supply is sourced from hydroelectric plants, which require substantial improvement in capacity potential. Developing and expanding the network of small hydroelectric power plants in particular is an opportunity that the energy sector must further explore.