JIRAMA remains in the dark. For the time being, Ron Weiss, the Israeli general manager appointed by the Council of Ministers at the beginning of May, is slow to come to the fore. Two months after the appointment of this senior official announced as the savior of the National Water and Electricity Company of Madagascar, load shedding and power cuts continue to wreak havoc. As recently as last Thursday, the population of Ivato took to the streets to express their discontent with a long power cut in the middle of the celebration of the national holiday. Cut off on the night of June 25, the electricity did not return until the morning of the 26th. And the neighborhood was once again in the dark during the day. This provoked the anger of the residents of the Ivato neighborhood. It took the intervention of the police early in the evening to disperse the gatherings that were beginning to grow in size. The same situation has already occurred in Andravoahangy just before Independence Day. Ron Weiss has not yet had the opportunity to demonstrate the efficiency he showed during his time at the head of the Rwanda Electricity Company. Is he facing a blockage? This is the question that observers are asking.
Tip top. But for the moment, JIRAMA continues to offer poor services to users. What is happening in the Tsarafaritra Tsimbazaza neighborhood, in a neighborhood located in the city center of Antananarivo, is clear proof of this culture of mediocrity that persists within the said State Company. A cable that comes loose from a pole, with each gust of wind causes a recurring power cut that has lasted for almost three years. Sometimes, the problem is only resolved after 3 to 4 days of power cuts, affecting a hundred households. Last Thursday, the day after Independence Day, the Tsarafaritra Tsimbazaza neighborhood was once again left in the dark for 24 hours. Electricity was only restored early yesterday evening despite numerous distress calls to JIRAMA officials. In fact, each time, an intervention by the JIRAMA technical team is required to restore electricity in the neighborhood. For the past three years, technicians have returned to the scene each time there is a power outage, bringing only one solution tip top, without considering definitively resolving the problem. Implementing JIRAMA’s recovery policy is the mission of the new Israeli DG, if we stick to the comments made by President Andry Rajoelina. But for now, the expected results have not yet been achieved. Water and electricity cuts persist in Tana and the provinces. We then wonder if the new CEO is still in the intern phase.
Davis R