Limbe Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church, which hosted the Public Affairs Comnmitte (PAC) conference which, among others, proposed that President Bingu wa Mutharika should step down for “mismanaging the economy” has been experiencing unusual power black-out since hosting that high profile meeting last month. While some areas which tap power from the same transformer […]
The British Department for International Development (DfID) says it has decided to withdraw £50,000 from the Energy Server Light bulb Programme following the unexpected revocation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Malawi and the Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA). CAMA was selected by the Government to prepare and implement a marketing […]
Over 1,000 Electricity Supply Corporation (Escom) workers at Chichiri Power station on Monday staged a strike in demand for 35 percent pay increase, threatening to switch off national-wide power supply if their demands are not met. The workers blocked entrances into the station’s premises denying vehicles from entering or coming out, creating tension and attention […]
Government will from Tuesday distribute 1.3 million energy saver bulbs national wide for free to residential customers, small enterprises and public buildings. The distribution of the bulbs is under Energy Efficient Lighting Programme with support from Department for International Development. A press statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment says the official […]
In yet another display of the strained relations that exist between the Malawi and the Mozambican Governments, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has been ordered to remove poles which it misguidedly planted on Mozambican soil. The poles are being erected from Mwanza headquarters to the border area of Thambani. ESCOM officials confirmed the development. This will […]
The fuel crisis in recent weeks has moved into centre stage in the Malawi Economic crisis. While the fuel crisis has generated a lot of noise and press coverage, the electricity crisis is increasingly seen as a sideshow. Malawi’s fuel problems are widely known and the consequences of the crisis are felt everyday by the […]
Police in the Malawi’s northern region lake shore district of Karonga on Saturday allowed a female suspect flee from custody after she was allowed to go and buy credit for her phone at Karonga Boma, Nyasa Times can reveal. According to Karonga Police Station Officer-In-Charge Tereza Nankhuni, the female suspect Jane Mwayikera of Mbeya district […]