Jirama has expressed concern over a surge in unusual incidents causing widespread power outages on Antananarivo's Interconnected Network (RIA). The succession of unusual incidents affecting electricity production and distribution in recent days has raised questions within Jirama. Following the blackout that plunged Antananarivo into darkness Sunday evening, the state-owned company now openly discusses events deemed "concerning" and announces the establishment of a joint committee to investigate their origins. The Antananarivo Interconnected Network (RIA) has experienced a series of diverse and unusual disruptions. During a press conference held yesterday at Jirama's headquarters in Ambohijatovo, General Director General Hajatiana Rasolomanana expressed concerns about a chain of technical and logistical incidents directly affecting electricity supply. The most dramatic incident occurred Sunday evening. Antananarivo suffered a total blackout lasting nearly an hour following an explosion and fire in a Medium Voltage cell at the HFF power plant in Ambohimanambola. The incident caused the interconnection station to shut down, resulting in massive outages across the RIA. According to explanations provided, the affected cell is located directly below equipment receiving power from the Andekaleka hydroelectric plant. A configuration that could have caused far greater damage had the fire not been quickly contained. "This is the first time such an event has occurred at Ambohimanambola," stated Jirama's director general. For company officials, this situation is particularly troubling as it occurred just days after another incident severely disrupting RIA supply. A truck broke down in Behintsy last week, blocking traffic for over 24 hours on a route used by fuel tankers supplying the thermal power plant. The supply delay reduced production group availability and caused outages due to insufficient power. Taken individually, each event could be attributed to technical or logistical failure. However, their rapid succession has prompted Jirama management to question the circumstances. General Hajatiana Rasolomanana described the events as "concerning" without concluding at this stage that sabotage exists. A joint investigation committee was established yesterday, including representatives from law enforcement and the judiciary. Its mission is to determine the precise causes of the various incidents and establish responsibility where applicable. Jirama also faces tensions with certain private electricity suppliers. Company figures show significant gaps between planned nominal power and actual available capacity. In Antsiranana, ENELEC shows 28 MW nominal power against only 5.3 MW actually available, comprising 4.4 MW from HFO and 0.9 MW from LFO. In Mahajanga, announced nominal power reaches 42.42 MW against only 20.2 MW available. Similar findings in Toliara show 24 MW nominal against 11 MW available, while in Toamasina, ENELEC has 13.63 MW actually available against 41.73 MW nominal. Also in the eastern capital, VESTOP currently shows zero available power against planned 6 MW nominal. According to Jirama, these gaps have shown no notable improvement despite recent warnings from authorities and announced investigations into contracts between the public company and private producers. Management believes it bears financial burden from particularly unfavorable contracts when agreed capacities are not actually available. Facing deficits in several cities, Jirama states it is mobilizing its own resources to support production. The company reports injecting 5.6 MW additional in Antsiranana, 8.6 MW in Mahajanga, and 5 MW in Toamasina. Deficits currently remain around 0.2 MW in Antsiranana and 7 to 10 MW in Toamasina. Jirama emphasizes it does not systematically classify these outages as load shedding, as several disruptions are directly linked to incidents.