Nkhoma Hospital and power utility Escom are now engaged in blame game over the death of four patients who died while on oxygen therapy after a power blackout. In a letter to Escom, the Nkhoma Synod of the CCAP run hospital says Escom shoud take full responsibility of the recent deaths, saying the oxygen stopped […]
A new international organisation now locally registered in Malawi – Sustainable Energy For All – has called on lone electricity supplier Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) to “consider renewable energy technologies” if the country is bail itself out of its power challenges. The organization’s project officer Samuel Admore told Nyasa Times in an interview that […]
The people of Malawi are learning to live in the dark. Their beleaguered power utility, Escom, is unable to meet electricity demand and early this year reintroduced a tortuous schedule of rolling blackouts known as “load shedding”. Malawians now check electricity reports that read like weather forecasts: “There is a medium probability of load shedding […]
President of Economists Association of Malawi (Ecama) Henry Kachaje has told the Malawi government to privatise power utility firm, Escom saying the frequent power cuts are contributing to economic slowdown. Kachaje said the only way to make Escom more efficient and effective is to put it in the hands of the private sector. “If it […]
Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe is facing unprecedented power cuts just two days after Escom officials told industry captains to brace for load shedding in industrial areas for the first time. Most of businesses and activities are very much affected, raising fears that this would scare away serious international investors, putting the already ailing economy in a […]
Malawians should brace for more frequent electricity blackouts following a statement issued by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) which states that generation capacity at its Nkula and Tedzani Hydro power stations has gone down by 50 percent. Escom stipulates that this is due to low water levels in Lake Malawi and low flows in […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced that power prices have been raised by 13.7 percent from the current average of K35.69 to K40.59 per kilowatt-hour with effect from November 1. Malawians are expected to dig deeper into their pockets following the hiking up of electricity tariffs with Consumer rights activist John Kapito accusing the […]
Small business owners have said erratic power supplies are proving costly to their businesses while life has become unbearable for ordinary people due to frequent blackouts. Small scale traders say Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and governmentshould find a lasting solution to the power crisis which affects efforts to revive the economy. Rahaby Ngulama […]
Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi ( ESCOM) shunned a kalondolondo interface electricity assessment meeting leaving different stakeholders furious and warned of further action if the service provider will continue their behaviour. The assessment meeting, which was conducted by Association of Early Childhood Development in Malawi ( AECDM), was done last week Friday at Mount Soche […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has taken a contradictory step and admitted to the nation that the current blackouts are a result of faulty power generating machines. The revelation comes days after Nyasa Times, in one of its stories, revealed that Escom’s power plants developed faults. The remarks by Escom’s management also contradicts the […]
The Public Affairs Committee (Pac) has backed calls for government to fire Electricity Supply Corporation (Escom) management for incompetence. Malawians are calling for Escom management to step down in the wake of persistent blackouts the country is experiencing. Escom has warned the nation to brace for more blackouts in the next four months due to […]
President Peter Mutharika has said the government has identified a serious investor in the struggling power sector but could not confirm reports that ESCOM was being privatised. “Several investors are coming to invest in the power sector. Soon we will be signing the memorandum of understanding,” Mutharika said. His comments come amid calls for the […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has hit at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) over the current blackout situation in the country, arguing the situation has become much worse under Peter Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) era than it was under Joyce Banda’s Peoples Party (PP) administration. Under the two-year era of Joyce Banda, […]
Pentecostal pastors on Monday fell short of asking the holy spirit to intervene in the endless power cuts in Malawi instead they asked President Peter Mutharika to ensure power blackouts are minimised. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace, one of the pastors, in his speech dwelt much on power blackouts, saying Malawians are suffering and losing a […]
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is making a strong warning to its customers across the country that they will continue to experience frequent and prolonged load shedding for the next four months due to insufficient generation capacity. In a statement issued Monday, Escom says the situation has been compounded by reduced water levels […]
Just as the sale of one of the country’s commercial banks formerly owned by the Government of Malawi, the Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), started as a rumour, another rumour about government’s intention to sell, or is it privatise, ESCOM has been making rounds in recent months in the country’s media. Local media has reported that […]
The consumer and human rights activist, John Kapito has warned Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) not to use its technical and financial support on the restructuring of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) as passport to influence and dictate the country’s policies. Kapito has also taken a swipe on the donor community especially the International Monetary […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has explained that government has no intention to sale Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) but will unbundle the utility into two companies. The ministry public relations officer, Joseph Kalowekamo, explained that with technical and financial support from Millennium Challenge Account, Malawi, intends to unbundle ESCOM into […]