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Power plants in Madagascar

A directory of 16 power plants in Madagascar with a combined installed capacity of 696 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

16power plants
696MW total capacity
5fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Madagascar)

Oil: 5 plants5OilHydro: 5 plants5HydroCoal: 3 plants3CoalGas: 2 plants2GasSolar: 1 plants1Solar

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Madagascar electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

432gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
42.4%low-carbon electricity
42.4%renewables
57.6%fossil fuels
Oil: 37 % of electricity37OilHydro: 37 % of electricity37HydroCoal: 21 % of electricity21CoalSolar: 4 % of electricity4SolarBioenergy: 1 % of electricity1Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Madagascar

#PlantFuelMW
1AmbatovyCoal120
2Ambatovy Nickel power stationCoal120
3Ambohimanambola (Trigu) power plantOil105
4Ambohimanambola (Aksaf) power plantOil66
5AndekalekaHydro58
6AmbatolampySolar40
7MandrosezaOil40
8Imaloto Coal power stationCoal30
9La MandrakaHydro24
10AmbohimanambolaOil20
11TamataveGas17
12SahanivotryHydro16
13MajungaOil13
14Toliary (Tulear)Gas13
15AntelomitaHydro9
16TsiazompaniryHydro5

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Madagascar?

There are 16 power plants in Madagascar in this open dataset, with about 696 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Madagascar?

Ambatovy is the largest at about 120 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Madagascar?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (5 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.

How clean is Madagascar's electricity grid?

Madagascar's grid carbon intensity is about 432 gCO₂/kWh, with 42.4% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).