Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has expressed the need for the country to establish a strategic plan that would make best use of available energy technologies and distribution to ensure sustainable power in the health sector. Muluzi was speaking on Tuesday in Lilongwe during a National Consultation meeting on Draft Power for Health […]
Power black-out has hit Chizumulu Island, paralyzing health and education services. Power generating company, Egenco spokesperson Moses Gwaza attributed the power black-out to a fault on the company’s diesel powered generating machine. “A team of experts will be at the island on Thursday to rectify the problem,” he said. Meanwhile, the government said all is […]
As Malawi joins the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas—a commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ—which this year falls on Tuesday December 25, the citizenry should brace for the glitz and glamour that the festival is associated with as electricity throughout will brighten the season’s mood. Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has […]
Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) in collaboration withthe Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited have assuredMalawians of improved power supply as they continue to implementvarious projects lined up aiming at easing power blackout challengesin the country. This has been disclosed through a joint statement released onWednesday 18th December 2018 aimed at updating Malawians on the […]
Zambia has commissioned the export of 20 megawatts of power to Malawi at a function which took place at Mwami Boarder in Mchinji which will directly benefit Kasungu, Mchinji and part of Lilongwe. Malawi is buying power from Zambia as it is only able to produce 300 megawatts of electricity and currently has a deficit […]
Opposition legislators are pushing for a report in parliament which details corruption at Electricity Suuply Corporation of Malawi ( Escom,) misprocurement tendencies and how Electricity Generation Company of Malawi (Egenco) procured gen sets. Dowa east MP Richard Chimwendo Banda said the government should table the natural resources report, saying it is surprising that it has […]
Malawi is a nation in darkness but President Peter Mutharika has said his administration’s policies and steps being taken to allow energy mix and private sector participate in power generation will address the electricity blackouts problem. Mutharika was speaking on Monday when he launched the construction of 60 megawatts solar plant by JCM Matswana Solar Energy […]
State power distributors, Escom has now blamed strong winds and thunderstorms for the latest episodes of power cuts which has left some areas without power for nearly 24 hours. Escom public relations officer Innocent Chitosi has conceded some areas have to go without electricity for 24 hours and heaped the blame on nature. “Power is […]
The People’s Transformation Party (Petra) president Kamuzu Chibambo has come out of his political cacoon to spit fire at President Peter Mutharika for his failure to address the nation on the recent fuel hike and theft of K1.9 billion worth of fuel at State-owned power utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which is contributing to […]
State power distributor, Escom says it will miss the November 30 deadline to tap electricity from Zambia as the country now faces for over nine hours of power black outs every day. Escom chief executive officer Alexious Chiwaya said despite the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Malawi and Zambia, there are several issues […]
Business in the National Assembly was disrupted on Monday as the House was thrown into darkness by a power outage and the standby generator failed to start in good time. The blackout – 15 minutes after tea break -attracted jeers from the opposition as some members of Parliament (MPs) flipped open their mobile phones to […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has embarked on a campaign to bust illegal connections, which are costing the sole power supplier revenue and on Monday exposed illegal connections at18 business places and 36 residential structures in the peri-urban area of Limbadz in Longwe. Escom made the discoveries during household-to-household checks meant to bust illegal […]
Malawians and investors should brace for prolonged blackouts as Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced the extension of load shedding from the current six hours to nine hours a day. Escom chief executive officer Alexious Chiwaya attributed this to low water levels in the Lake Malawi, a situation that has affected the country’s main […]
A weather expert has laughed off assertions by power generators Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (Escom) that the cyclone winds, popularly known as Mwera, are to blame for the current prolonged power cuts. Escom public relations manager Innocent Chitosi said Mwera winds have reduced water levels on Lake Malawi and Shire River where over 90 […]
President Peter Mutharika has bemoaned over-dependence of hydro-generated electricity, saying it has put Malawi at risk of climatic hazards and has said his administration is ready to accommodate serious investment in the energy sector to meet the existing electricity demand. Mutharika made the remarks on Wednesday during the official handover and commissioning of upgraded Nkula […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested three people on allegations that they illegally connected electricity to a house for three years which made financially-troubled Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) lose K12 million. Escom public relations officer Innocent Chitosi has confirmed the arrest of the three. He said the power was illegally connected to the house […]
The Millenium Challenge Compact (MCC), under the $350.7 million fund compact, has formally handed over 400 KV Nkhoma electricity sub-station in Lilongwe. The handover ceremony took place at Nkhoma Sub-Station itselfnafter tour of the station by the Minister of Energy Aggrey Massi, US Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Parmer, Escom and EGENCO members of staff and traditional leaders […]
A team of financially-troubled Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) officials is in South Africa for a meeting with their counterparts in Mozambique for an interconnection agreement, just days after Malawi started tapping power from Zambia. Escom chief executive officer AlexiousChiwaya said the Escom officials want to finalise the deal ahead of the power interconnection […]