Malawi’s Minister of Energy has said she expects power blackouts to ease by December, as critical machine spares are due to arrive in the country this week and imported electricity from Mozambique is expected to begin flowing. Speaking in an interview monitored by Nyasa Times on Nation Online’s No Excuses programme on Friday, Jean Mathanga […]
Consumer watchdog blasts government’s diesel generator plan as ‘money generation for greedy officials’ amid fresh corruption fears CAMA accuses ministers of profiting from rented gensets as Malawians face soaring tariffs, fuel shortages and endless blackouts The Consumers Association of Malawi has launched a scathing attack on government plans to rent diesel generators through EGENCO and […]
There is a peculiar arithmetic at work in Malawi’s energy sector, and it goes something like this: take three state-owned companies that must, by the nature of their business, negotiate with one another – settling debts, striking power purchase agreements, haggling over tariffs – and then place a single individual at the head of all […]
Malawians have been warned to brace themselves for further power outages after a fresh 42-megawatt (MW) generation shortfall hit the national grid – a deficit that balloons to a crippling 83MW during evening peak hours. The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) revealed in a statement that available generation capacity currently stands at just 347MW, […]
Malawi’s electricity sector illustrates a familiar pattern in developing economies: connections outpacing capacity. As access-expansion programmes such as the Malawi Electricity Access Project and the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme bring more households and businesses onto the grid, generation has failed to keep pace, producing chronic shortfalls and increasingly disruptive load-shedding. The numbers illustrate the scale […]
Consumer groups accuse state utilities of “financial gymnastics” after disputed debt was written off following government intervention. A protracted dispute between Malawi’s two state-owned electricity utilities has drawn public criticism after a K65.9 billion billing discrepancy was resolved through a combination of debt write-offs, tariff adjustments and a government bailout — leaving consumers to absorb […]
Malawi has commissioned the US$12 million Salima Nanjoka Solar Power Plant, a 10‑megawatt facility that government officials say will help ease pressure on the national grid and support long‑term energy diversification. The plant, located in Salima, forms the first phase of a 50‑megawatt project, with additional capacity expected to be developed in the coming years. […]
Officials from state run electricity generating company (EGENCO) say the company has spent K10 billion to remove silt from its dams. EGENCO Chief Executive Officer William Liabunya disclosed this on Friday during the company’s tree planting exercise in Lirangwe area, Blantyre. The exercise was done in collaboration with its partners such as the Malawi Institute […]
Power utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced that it will implement a countrywide load shedding programme due to inadequate power supply from electricity Generation Company (Egenco). Escom in a statement issued by its public relations manager Innocent Chitosi said the load shedding programme is “temporary” but could not indicate how long normal supply […]
Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed satisfaction with the financial status of the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and the strategic direction it is taking to achieve its goals. However, Chilima says he is concerned with the mess that is at the Electricity Supply of Malawi (ESCOM), which he believes is responsible for the financial […]
The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector reforms which is headed by Vice President Salous Chilima has successfully helped to resolve a long standing dispute between Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) over electricity payment arrears. A statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Vice President’s […]
Government says it will not bail out utility supplier Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) from its K53 billion unpaid electricity generation bills it owes Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) A statement published by the Office of the Vice-President Tuesday morning and signed by the vice-president’s press officer Pilirani Phiri, said following an agreement between Escom […]
I am very sure that very well-meaning Malawian is following the latest developments in our country and what the current government is doing, with keen interest to ensure that the democratic gains made over the past 12 or so months, translate into socio-economic gains, national development and poverty reduction. It is within this spirit that […]
Vice President Salous Chilima on Wednesday held a joint meeting with the top leadership of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) to ensure there is power all day, everyday in the country. Chilima said later in the day he also met Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) top management in a drive […]
State power producers and distributors have blamed coronvirus (Covid-19) for the current prolonged blackouts. Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) spokesperson Moses Gwaza said some machines at Kapichira hydro power station are not working due to a break down but Egenco cannot bring into the country spare parts it ordered from Germany due to a Covid-19 lockdown […]
Government which split the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) into two which led into the creation of Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) solely responsible for power generation, has also established yet another company – the Power Market Limited (PML). The new firm will now be sourcing power from generators such as Egenco and other independent […]
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says it has failed to finalise maintenance works at Kapichira Power Station which were scheduled to be completed during this year’s Easter holiday. In a statement postd on Tuesday, April 14 by the company management on its website, the company says has failed to meet the deadline it set for the […]
In recent past, electricity power load shedding had been carried out by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Energy Generation Company (EGENCO) at unprecedented levels that reached up to seven continuous hours a day — disrupting many businesses and the economy. But Minister of Energy, Atupele Muluzi, after a visit of ESCOM Power Station […]