Power cuts have once again become a daily reality in Antananarivo. Over recent weeks, their frequency appears to be intensifying, and this time the phenomenon no longer affects only certain residential neighborhoods. Major economic sectors, notably Ankorondrano and Behoririka, are also suffering these interruptions. Traders, businesses, and individuals face the same difficulties, with direct consequences for their activities and daily lives. This situation inevitably revives painful memories. Before September 25, 2025, power cuts and water access problems had fueled widespread public discontent. The demand for the right to electricity and drinking water notably accompanied the start of the protest movement that would lead to the fall of the former regime. Nearly a year later, the gradual return of power cuts cannot be considered a mere technical inconvenience. It touches on a particularly sensitive issue in the capital. Among users, frustration is perceptible, even if many still try to downplay it. A form of resignation seems to have set in: current interruptions are not yet as difficult as those experienced before. But how long can this comparison with a particularly degraded past situation suffice? The improvement of a public service should not be measured solely by the fact that conditions are "less bad" than before. On JIRAMA's side, difficulties encountered are notably attributed to breakdowns, various technical problems, and the dry season, which causes a reduction in water resources necessary for hydroelectric production, particularly at Andekaleka. Constraints that may explain part of the disruptions, but which do not erase consumers' questions. For a few weeks earlier, JIRAMA's direct fuel importation had been presented as a means to reduce supply costs for its electricity production facilities and normally reduce supply difficulties through the availability of fuel directly accessible to the state company. But then a question arises: what concrete benefits does this measure bring to users today? Reducing fuel costs is certainly an important financial issue for a company long facing serious difficulties. But for households and economic actors alike, the true indicator remains power continuity. As cuts intensify, JIRAMA will need to do more than multiply technical explanations. It must above all demonstrate, through visible results, that announced measures truly translate into service improvement. In Antananarivo, recent history has shown how electricity and water can become far more than comfort issues: they constitute social expectations to which no authority can remain deaf for long.