Renew’n’Able Malawi—a non-governmental organization working towards ensuring that everyone has access to clean energy in Malawi by 2030—says communities are a critical player in the generation of green energy in the country. The organization’s communications and advocacy officer, Wonderful Mkhutche, said during a training for stakeholders in the capital Lilongwe Monday that while strides for […]
Malawi’s biggest donor,Britain has rebuffed President Peter Mutharika’s plea to resume budgetary support to the impoverished country, until the government clamped “firmly down on corruption”. The southern African nation has been rocked by the plunder of public resources, known as Capital Hill Cashgate scandal since 2005 and corruption is seen worsening now. Mutharika sounded a distress call to the […]
Malawians who do not use any form of electricity will soon have an opportunity to access the commodity following a Solar Energy Africa Campaign deal that Lilongwe has signed with the UK government at a ceremony held in London last week. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Malawi President Peter Mutharika and UK’s Minister for International […]
Malawi on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) to develop a coal-fired power plant at Kam’mwamba in Neno. The 300-megawatt power plant is to be implemented at a cost of $600 million and will be the largest single development project Malawi has undertaken since it gained independence in […]
The new Ambassador of Spain to Malawi, Alicia Moral Revilla says her focus area while in office will be to encourage big Spanish companies to come and invest in Malawi’s infrastructural and energy development sectors. She said this on Wednesday at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe where she presented her letters of credence to President […]
American Energy Company has committed to establish a plant in Malawi by 2016 in order to reduce power deficit hitting the southern African country. Paul Hinks, Chief Executive Director of US Energy Company who is also the Chairperson of Copper Council disclosed this during the lecture on Democratization and Economic Self Reliance in Africa which […]
Malawi is in the process of reviewing its energy policy to among other things bring the private sector to the power generation, distribution and transmission. Secretary for Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Ben Botolo said in the capital Lilongwe on Wednesday that the country need other players to fill in the power gap Malawi is […]
Malawi has been excluded in the SADC high-priority energy transmission projects valued at more than US$4 billion for promotion and marketing to investors. According to information released during the 34th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government taking place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the nine projects are at various stages of development and include […]
A Solar company known as Sunnymoney has been switched on in the capital Lilongwe which is going to improve lives of those people who are not connected to national power supplier. The company is distributing Portable Solar Lamps at a fee through agents. The main agents of the company happens to be teachers who buys […]
Malawi, which refers herself as the Warm Heart of Africa, is among African countries to benefit from the K2.4 billion Department for International Development (DFID) clean energy project seeking to promote the use of biomass to generate electricity. The project, expected to run for four years, will reduce the shortage of electricity especially in industries […]
Malawi is said to be making strides in energy sector following the commissioning of Kapichira II Hydro Electric Power station in January that has provided an additional 64 megawatts to the country’s electricity grid. Ministry of Energy public relations officer Joseph Kalowekamo made the revelation on Monday in an interview with the Malawi News Agency […]
Malawi’s demand for energy has been projected at 750 megawatts by 2015 and more than 1000 megawatts by 2020, Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola said. Speaking during the 2nd International Power Conference sponsored by Standard Bank held in the capital Lilongwe on Tuesday, he said, the demand is coming from various potential mining and other investments […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) says there economic benefits for consumers to start demanding energy saver bulbs claiming they have been proven to reduce electricity bills and have a long life-span. CAMA has been conducting awareness campaigns on the use of energy saver bulbs and energy efficiency with more emphasis at promoting the use […]
Malawi Government says it is committed to increasing the country’s reliance on cleaner and greener forms of energy that are environmental friendly. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, made these remarks on Monday during the handover ceremony where he received a Solar Power Plant on behalf of Malawi Government from the Japanese government at Kamuzu International […]
A group calling themselves concerned consumers of the Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (Escom) has warned of nationwide demonstrations over the parastatal’s “insensitivity to customer’s needs” among others. The concerned electricity users also observe that the load-shedding programme has deteriorated to intolerable levels, thereby affecting the economy in light of the government’s touted Economic Recovery […]
Malawi government says the power interconnection project with Mozambique is awaiting sealing of approvals with financiers and its legislation in Parliament. Malawi and Mozambique formally signed the project in April after years of a stand-off between the two governments which will allow Malawi to have access to the Sapp market through Mozambique interconnected grid with Zimbabwe […]
President Joyce Banda has hailed the energy deals that her government has sealed with Chinese companies, saying they will facilitate industrial revolution, which is needed for social economic development in Malawi. During her first visit to the People’s Republic of China as Malawi’s Head of State, President Banda has also urged Chinese captains of industry […]
The World Bank US $84.7 million (K34.7 billion) project will not even make the persistent electricity blackouts go away completely, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). Escom said the World Bank initiative ‘Energy Sector Support Project’ which rolled out in December 2011 and will be winding up in October 2016and “will only mitigate and […]