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chodziwadziwa Bsc (Poly), Msc, PhD (Oxon)
chodziwadziwa Bsc (Poly), Msc, PhD (Oxon)
7 years ago

Only if the umbilical cord of Escom and Politicians is cut the electricity woes will be over. Otherwise the company management is messy because both the board members and top most management is there to satisfy their egos, stealing money and making decisions that are for the ruling party. Remember this has been the trend since UDF. Malawi should learn to leave the parastatals as independent entities look at Mera’s interest to construct its own office…the politicians are destroying our country each passing day.

be humane
be humane
7 years ago

Musandiseketse anthu inu, Kusapita kunyanja kumeneku moti simukudziwa kuti water levels in Lake Malawi ikutsika? Just make a trip and nobody will tell you. Anzanga mukufunsa ndani ngati ESCOM iri ndi strategic plan. It means you dont know koma ukulalata. Does that make sense in you? Please think of yourself before you write

Wapaphata
Wapaphata
7 years ago

Failure to plan is planning to fail. Escom ilibe plan ili onse yothetsera mavutowa. This blackout song tayimba nthawi yaitali and instead of improving things are getting worse. When we learn to appoint management and board members based on merit and not political patronage things will get better

Phwisa
Phwisa
7 years ago

Its only stupid people who can take ESCOM’s explaination on water level. Malawi has had black outs for over 20 years and water level issue has only been there for 2 years. Now for ESCOM to allude this to water level is absurd and insanity. Its only a stupid Government which can back this. On increased demand. I think ESCOM should have used this as an opportunity. Does ESCOM have any strategic plan? Or its strategic plan for next five years says: 1) intensify black outs to 21 hours per day, 2) Reduce number of customers to 500 countrywide, 3).… Read more »

frank khenge
7 years ago

Shire river ili ku out lake of Lake Malawi and Mu Lake Malawi Level of Water siinayambe kutsika why ESCOM kukonda kunama,Madzi achepa bwanji mu shire pamene shire ili ku Out Let of Lake Malawi.ESCOM mudziwe ichi anthu amene muku lankhula nawo ndi asukulu kuposa inu anthu amene muna phunzila ku TECHNICAL woti simudziwa PHYSICAL SCIENCE madzi ku outlet sachepa funani chifukwa china osanamidzila madzi.Chavuta apa ndi MONITORING AND EVALUATION.

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