Madagascar's electrical grid is facing new disruptions. Major cities are experiencing successive power outages. The Jirama team in Toamasina. Rotating 45-minute power cuts are expected on the Antananarivo interconnected network (RIA) until Saturday, July 4, 2026. Jirama attributes these disruptions to essential maintenance work on the DG2 generator at the Afripower power plant in Mandroseza, which is temporarily reducing overall production. This work could last until Saturday. Earlier this week, a series of technical incidents severely disrupted the RIA. Jirama reports that a breakdown at the Afripower plant in Mandroseza, combined with a failure of the combustion turbine (TAC 1) and reduced solar production due to cloud cover, made electrical tension particularly unstable. These combined factors caused power outages in several RIA sectors in recent days, according to Jirama. Electricity supply in downtown Toamasina is also experiencing disruptions. "Due to a technical incident on Enelec generators and production facilities, our current capacity does not allow us to meet all electricity needs. To preserve network balance, we are forced to implement rotating power cuts," Jirama informed its Toamasina subscribers. Insufficient production. These rotating cuts last two hours per neighborhood in the port city. "Managers and technicians are seeking solutions and will do everything possible to restore electricity supply locally," Jirama emphasized. In Antsiranana, electricity supply problems persist. "The production available for distribution to Antsiranana is once again insufficient, explaining the continued rotating power cuts in the area. Partner Enelec has not met its commitments. While it promised, by letter of commitment, to produce 4.2 MW, yesterday only 3 MW was obtained. This morning, its production dropped to just 1.6 MW and remained stuck at that level this evening," according to a statement posted on the Jirama Antsiranana page Tuesday evening. Enelec attributes recent disruptions in Antsiranana to heavy maintenance operations currently underway, conducted by Chelsea Énergie, the plant operator, on several production units. "These interventions, essential for proper facility operation, are part of an intensive upgrade program made necessary by the postponement of certain maintenance operations in previous years, in a context marked by significant accumulated payment delays," Enelec stated in a communiqué published Tuesday. The Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons mentions a gradual improvement in electricity supply in the island's north. It announces the arrival of the first trucks carrying the next series of new generators. This first convoy delivered two 500 kW generators. More trucks will follow. "The objective is to rapidly strengthen the production capacity of the Jirama power plant in Amporaha," the department stated. Miangaly Ralitera