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Power Plants in Madagascar
Madagascar has 8 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 130th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 6 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 225 MW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Moramanga (GSU) solar farm (300 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Africa50 Infrastructure Fund (1), Axian Group (1) and Dynatec Madagascar SA (1) — Africa50 Infrastructure Fund alone is named on 13% of them. 6 are in the pipeline, led by Moramanga (GSU) solar farm (300 MW), under construction. They account for 47% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Madagascar.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- coal120 MW
- oil105 MW
- solar0 MW +600 MW planned
- hydro0 MW +454 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Madagascar
- Moramanga (GSU) solar farm300 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
- Ihazolava solar farm200 MW · solar · 2028 · proposed
- Sahofika hydroelectric plant192 MW · hydro · construction
- Antetezambato hydroelectric plant142 MW · hydro · 2030 · construction
- Ambatovy Nickel power station120 MW · coal · 2011
- Volobe Amont hydroelectric plant120 MW · hydro · 2030 · construction
- Ambohimanambola (Trigu) power plant105 MW · oil · 2023
- Tsarasaotra solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
Who owns Madagascar's power plants
- Africa50 Infrastructure Fund1 13%
- Axian Group1 13%
- Dynatec Madagascar SA1 13%
- Eiffage1 13%
- Electricité de France SA1 13%
- ERANOVE1 13%
- Global South Utilites (GSU)1 13%
- Neo Themis SARL1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Moramanga (GSU) solar farm300 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
- Ihazolava solar farm200 MW · solar · 2028 · proposed
- Sahofika hydroelectric plant192 MW · hydro · construction
- Antetezambato hydroelectric plant142 MW · hydro · 2030 · construction
- Volobe Amont hydroelectric plant120 MW · hydro · 2030 · construction
- Tsarasaotra solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
How Madagascar compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 129. Lebanon9
- 130. Gabon8
- 131. Guinea8
- 132. Madagascar8
- 133. Mali8
- 134. Niger8
- 135. Nicaragua7
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Madagascar?
- OverWatts maps 8 power plants in Madagascar — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 130th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Madagascar?
- Moramanga (GSU) solar farm, at 300 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Madagascar's power plants have?
- About 225 MW operating across 2 plants, with a further 1.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Madagascar?
- Africa50 Infrastructure Fund is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 8 (13%). Next are Axian Group (1), Dynatec Madagascar SA (1) and Eiffage (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Madagascar?
- 6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Moramanga (GSU) solar farm (300 MW), Ihazolava solar farm (200 MW) and Sahofika hydroelectric plant (192 MW).