Are solar lights mandatory in Madagascar?

The government of Madagascar is moving towards the adoption of national quality standards to be har-monized with IEC/Lighting Global quality standards, covering both solar lights and solar home systems15. Voluntary standards were introduced in 2018, with the potential to become mandatory later.

Does Madagascar have a solar market?

Owing to the large population size and limited access to the grid, Madagascar has a large addressable mar-ket for solar solutions with a potential customer base of 2.5 to 5 million households for solar lamps and market-entry solar home systems.

Are solar products taxed in Madagascar?

Solar products have import duty from 5% to 20% and 20% Valued Added Tax (VAT) of the cost of goods. In 2020, the French bank, La Société Générale launched an energy access fund in Madagascar17.

What is a solar energy project in Madagascar?

The project will develop decentralized and digital elec-tricity infrastructure based on renewable energies in the north of Madagascar. The installation of nano-grids supplied with energy by solar panels will allow nearly 40,000 users to have access to electricity.

Is Malagasy ready for a mini-grid solar market?

The Malagasy government is pursuing its ambition to put in place a legislative environment favorable to the expansion of the off-grid solar market through the 2015 Law on Public-Private Partnerships14 (PPP) which establishes an applicable regulatory frame-work to mini-grids.

Can off-grid solar energy be used in Madagascar?

Recognizing that large parts of the country may remain beyond the reach of the national grid, the gov-ernment of Madagascar is embracing the potential of- fered by off-grid solar technologies. Thus, the strat-egy targets, among other things, the deployment of mini-grids and the extension of off-grid solar energy.