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CONCERNED CITIZEN
CONCERNED CITIZEN
7 years ago

How is the design of the water intake source for our hydro power systems ? Are there no reservoirs to contain the water and have a controlied mechanism for releasing the water supplying the turbines? Google Cahora bassa hydro. and see how others did it.

CHIKUTUMBWE
CHIKUTUMBWE
7 years ago

YOU MEAN GVERNMENT WANTS TO CARRY OUT FEASIBILITY STUDIES NOW? FOR HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN HAVING THESEBLACKOUTS. WE ARE NOT SERIOUS AS A COUNYTRY. MALAWI SHOULD HAVE FUNDED ITS OWN FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND THEN ASK PARNERS TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION.

IT APPEARS BLACK-OUTS ARE HERE TO STAY.

Observer
Observer
7 years ago

I sometimes fail to understand the way ESCOM is giving excuses. They say water level is down due to low rainfall in the south while North had the highest rainfall which resulted into massive inflow of water……………….I suppose there is a Department of foreseeing such issues and do necessary planning……This is the waist loading shedding in the history of this country.Government should immediately do something with the Management of this state firm.

Mmalawi
Mmalawi
7 years ago

1. How did Amayi manage to keep electricity on those few years she was in power? 2. Are we really sure that the only way to change the status quo is to involve outside influences (Chinese)? 3. Is this problem due to lack of funds or mismanagement on the funds that this institution gets hold of and also the process of procurement of materials etc from their suppliers ( relative of some bosses there)? Escom is known for overappeasing their bosses in terms of their benefits (cars, residents, allowances) if they considerably review this would they not be able to… Read more »

Limbani
Limbani
7 years ago

We need US$2 Billion to construct a power station that can generate 1000 Megawatts.
And if the investors are gonna come in,please they should construct a “PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO ELECTRICITY PLANT”. We don’t want the water level is too low excuses.And i think most of the technicians at ESCOM are not qualified.Zolembana ntchito pa ubale zithe! VIMALE!!!!!

John Black
7 years ago

Just a few years ago Escom received a huge grant of US 325,000,000. The money was supposed to ease electricity woes. But the situation is worse than ever. It is not money we need to improve Escom. We need accountability and a fight against incompetence, graft, corruption and inefficiency.

shredder
shredder
7 years ago

Koma magetsi okha zafikapo like we are in the bundus please do something

Chemwali chimwene
Chemwali chimwene
7 years ago

Last time we were told the govt had some investors for electricity, what happened?

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