JIRAMA : announcement of a pending increase in electricity bills

The population is waiting anxiously for the announcement of a pending rise in energy costs. With the dramatic increase in fuel prices which, according to professionals and government officials, is inevitable, it is sure that the costs of transport and electricity will also be affected. In reality, JIRAMA has operated at a loss since 2010 and continues to lose  more than tens of billion Ariary following the Hurricane Giovanna. Earlier, it has already been mentioned that the rise could go up to 25%.

But the discussions and negotiations at the various levels of government seem to take time. And what is clear is that the announcement of such a rise is not easy to take for the population, especially now that poverty is gaining ground on a daily basis in the country. According to some sources, the authorities are deeply concerned about the impact that the announcement of a price rise could have on the already tumutluous social, economic and mainly political environment in Madagascar.