Lateral electrification, for a new way of rural electrification in Madagascar

Energy

By 2030, access to electricity for 70% of households from a modern source of electricity or light is one of the ambitious economic and social goals of the new energy policy in Madagascar. These goals could be achieved by expanding and interconnecting large centralized grids and extending them to the most remote rural centers. However, this "top-down" model of electrification faces many obstacles. It requires massive public and private investment over the next decade and is only possible if political stability and public financial strength are permanently combined. Moreover, this model, based mainly on the use of centralized electrical energy sources (hydraulic, fossil, etc.), seems ill-suited to the energy challenges of the 21st century, characterized by the need to develop decentralized renewable energy sources and their diffusion. This paper, therefore, proposes to define another possible response to this challenge by disseminating an alternative, progressive and decentralized electrification model called "Lateral Electrification".

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