Major revenue collectors, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) say they have grossly under collected by K200bn in the last quarter due to persistent power black outs that has severely affected the manufacturing sector, the biggest tax pot. MRA Commissioner General Thom Malata told the Budget and Public Accounts cluster parliamentary committee that the target for […]
The World Bank has trashed reforms at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), including the unbundling of the state run power house, as not benefitting the people because of the continued power black outs. World Bank senior private sector development specialist Ephraim Chilima said this during a meeting on Tuesday in Blantyre convened to evaluate […]
Chief director in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Chimwemwe Banda has advised communities to make formal requests if they want to be considered for electricity installation. “Unless people in a particular area make formal request on their electricity requirements through their Member of Parliament government may not be able to provide them […]
Minister of Energy, Natural Resources and Mining Aggrey Massi on Saturday switched on Msosa Power Line to mark the official lighting of Gawanani Trading Centre in Traditional Authority Nkula in Machinga as part of the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep) Phase 8. Marep seeks to increase access to electricity to rural and peri-urban communities to […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) who presented their petition to the President, are calling for the Head of State to address daily rationing of electricity and lengthy “outages” within 85 days. Anger has been boiling over continued electricity blackouts for the 10% of Malawian households that are connected to the grid and are supplied by the […]
State electricity companies Egenco and Escom say the private sector is refusing to venture into the power business unless the government increases the tariffs from the current K73 per kilowatt per hour to K250 per kilowatt per hour. Some of the private sector officials interested in the generation of power, including Press Corporation, have said […]
The United States government has given Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) two weed harvesters worth US$40 million which both Washington and Lilongwe would reduce power black outs the country is experiencing. The US ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer said weed is a serious problem in the production of hydro-power as it gets stuck in turbines and […]
Capital City, Lilongwe is experiencing an unprecedented power cuts, load-shedding going for a day and half in most instances, crippling the economy and negatively affecting the every day life of residents. In some instances, when the power returns, it comes with force damaging some household property as most people live fridges, laptops and others on […]
Four babies, who were born prematurely at Dedza District Hospital risk dying because of the intermittent power supply, a senior hospital official has confirmed. Dr. Greyson Mathewe, Dedza District Hospital health officer said the hospital cannot buy fuel for its generator because the health institution is cash-strapped due to unsettled debt. “Fuel stations in the […]
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) Malawi Limited will between Friday and Tuesday next week be installing an K800 million inlet valve at Nkula B Power station, one of the activities in the rehabilitation and modernization of the station. In a statement, Egenco which sells its power to Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says this […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has confirmed that power generation slumps again and announced extended hours of load shedding of up to 18 hours for five days during Easter holidays. ESCOM says in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that its main power supplier—Electricity Generation Company Limited (EGENCO)—has lost output by 20% and they will […]
A senior government official has suggested Capital Hill might contact pension fund managers to borrow some money in order to fund the construction of some more hydro-electric power stations as a long time plan to ease the current electricity problems. Secretary to Treasury Ben Botolo said the pension fund has K500 million to K600 million lying idle elsewhere which […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has dubbed the accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of peddling lies following the persistent power black outs in the country and accused Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) of duping Malawians. MCP second secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka, writing on his Facebook page, said the government cheated Malawians that power black outs would be […]
Lilongwe experienced an early electricity black out on Monday just two days after Escom and Egenco, state power companies, wrote the ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, Water and Irrigation to increase the flow of water at Liwonde Barrage. In a letter seen by Nyasa Times, Escom and Egenco want the ministry to increase the flow of water […]
Malawians should brace for extended hours of load shedding during Easter holidays as Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has confirmed that power generation slumps again. ESCOM says in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that its main power supplier—Electricity Generation Company Limited (EGENCO)—has lost output by 20%; hence, the return of the extended load-shedding. […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) is developing a regulatory framework for mini grid sto provide guidelines for the generation and distribution of electricity that is supplied off the national grid. The energy regulatory body has taken the step to conform to government’s agenda ofincreasingaccess to electricityby its people from five per cent to 10.7 per […]
With the continued power outages across the country, poor Malawians could find hope in solar power which apart from being reliable, is also affordable, Fortuner Group of Companies Director, Ashish Choudhary has said. Choudhary told Nyasa Times that solar panels in poor villages and neighbourhoods could be the solution for Malawians without access to electricity. […]
The death of one of a 17-year-old girl at Mangochi District Hospital the patients was caused by a power outage, Health Minister Atupele Muluzi confirmed in Parliament after United Democratic Front (UDF) member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi South, Lilian Patel, raised the issue in the House. Patel raised the issue as a matter of national importance, […]