Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate in next week’s watershed elections, Lazarus Chakwera, has promised to carry out vigorous reforms at Malawi Communication Regulatory Authorities (Macra) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), the country’s quasi-monopoly power supply utility where the rot stinks in organised fraud, abuse of billions of kwacha through misprocurements, fraud, corruption […]
Civil right activists under the banner, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have hailed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited for bowing to public pressure to cancel the K675 million Escom House building contract following public outcry. The chairman of the HRDC Timothy Mtambo however called for a thorough investigation on the matter. “We will […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited has cancelled plans to award a K675 million contract to bring down Escom House in Blantyre after a public outcry that the cost could have been less. Escom chief executive officer Dr Allexon Chiwaya said in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that the power utility body has […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has written Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited to halt the demolition of its fire gutted Escom House in Blantyre, saying the K675 million payment just to bring down the building is astronomical. The Escom House demolition issue sparked debate on social media platforms, when a document purported to […]
State-owned power utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has come under intense criticism for rejecting a winning bid of less than K150 million for the demolition of Escom headquarters building in Blantyre which was gutted by fire two years ago and opted for a K650 million for the same exercise. The advertisement in the local […]
Financially-troubled Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has surrendered some of its vehicles which forms part of President Peter Mutharika running mate, Everton Chimulirenji’s convoy, being used for elections campaign. State vice-president Saulos Chilima disclosed this at a UTM Party rally in Kasungu on Saturday. Chilima has since told the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Malawi has signed technical and commercial agreements with Mozambique for the sharing of power in a bid to address a chronic blackouts hitting the country that will give Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) an opportunity to buy 200 megawatts (MW) of power from the Southern Africa Power Pool (Sapp) starting in 2022. Speaking during […]
Malawi experienced a 24-hour power black-out from Thursday, electricity came back for less than three hours on Saturday before going off again due to heavy rains and flooding. This has crippled both the social and economic activities of ordinary Malawians. Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) was forced to shut its Nkula and Kapichira Power Stations making […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cams) has told Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority to slash electricity tariffs following the switching off of diesel generators by Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) hdue to increased hydro electricity generation resulting from heavy rains the country is getting. He, however, could not say the cost of […]
An angry mob has beat up some workers of Escom who had gone to Manje township in Blantyre to disconnect illegal power connection. Escom public relations officer Innocent Chitosi has confirmed the incident, saying the matter was reported to police. “It is against the law to beat up Escom workers when they are on duty […]
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 […]
The public protector, Office of the Ombudsman will investigate the theft of 4.2 million litres of diesel for generators that Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi(Escom) hired from Aggreko Limited to reduce prolonged power blackouts. According to a letter seen by Nyasa Times sent to Escom by the Ombudsman Martha Chizuma dated December 18 2018, her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]