State utility Jirama will take delivery of diesel from a tanker arriving in Toamasina this week, ending a private-sector monopoly on fuel imports dating to 2000.
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Madagascar expects a diesel shipment to dock this week, breaking a quarter-century arrangement in which a group of private companies held exclusive rights to import oil products.
The tanker Sunda 1, en route from China, will offload at the eastern port of Toamasina, Energy Minister Radonirina Lucas Rabearimanga said in a speech at the facility. State-owned utility Jirama will use the diesel to fuel power plants, the minister said.
The arrival ends an import system dating to the early 2000s, when a group that included TotalEnergies SE ran tenders and held sole import rights. The government passed legislation to reclaim that function.
“This procurement, carried out by the Malagasy government, will enable Jirama to ensure a stable and sustainable electricity supply for several months,” Rabearimanga said. He called the shipment “bringing an end to the monopoly that previously existed.”
Severe power outages contributed to deadly civil unrest in Madagascar in October that led to a coup. Reliable fuel supply has been a persistent problem for the island nation's grid.
A second tanker ordered by the private companies and carrying other products is also due this week, Rabearimanga said. Talks are scheduled at the Galana storage facility in Toamasina, owned by Rubis Energie SAS, to arrange storage and distribution for both cargoes.
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