Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says it has maintained the pump price of petrol but raised the price of gas and gave no guarantees that the pump pruces for the petrloleum will be maintained in the near future. Petrol qualified for an upward adjustment in April. Fitina Khonje, MERA Consumer Affairs and Public Relations Manager, […]
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has increased electricity tariff by 10.6 percent effective 30 March 2021, arguing that the upward adjustment was long overdue. This means that electricity tariff has been adjusted from K94.43 to K104.46 kilowat per hour. Mera Consumers Affairs and Public Relations Officer Fitina Khonje told journalists that the decision to […]
A high-profile case involving former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi who is accused of using public money to fund partisan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) activities failed to proceed Tuesday morning in Lilongwe because the magistrate hearing the case has been promoted. The State was supposed to start parading prosecution witnesses […]
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has made a determination on the recruitment of former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi, saying it was “illegal, unprocedural” and “maladministration.” and therefore ordered the Mera board not to pay him any end of term benefits and if the same have already been paid they should be reclaimed. […]
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has released a report on an investigation on the matter of alleged unprocedural recruitment of former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi. The investigation also looked into improper and irregular recruitment of other members of staff and acts of maladministration at Mera. The report has been titled ‘Institutional […]
Despite the fact that Covid-19 pandemic has affected people’s economic lives Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has announced it has raised the prices of paraffin, diesel and petrol. Mera public relations officer Fitina Khonje says petrol is now at K899 from K834 which is a 7.34 percent increase. Diesel has gone up from K826 to K898, […]
Former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi has finally taken plea to charges of abuse of office and fraud in the K10.5 million Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members accommodation caseafter a series of adjournments. Magalasi, a former chief economic advisor of ex-president Peter Mutharika, pleaded “not guilty” to the charges before […]
The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has this morning failed to start hearing a case involving former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi because lawyers of both the state and defense were committed to other cases. Magalasi is answering two charges of fraud and abuse of office in relation to […]
Lilongwe magistrate Shyreen Chirwa has refused to recuse herself from former CEO for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Collins Magalasi criminal trial, she announced in court Friday. Magalasi is charged with abuse of office and fraud. He is accused of abusing the authority of his office. He allegedly paid K10.5 million as accommodation for former […]
State-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) recently courted controversy for awarding fuel supply contract to Tanzanian-based Lake Oil Company and IPG of Kuwait without proper procedure and its application to Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) to allow it award contracts to two fuel suppliers from 23 bidders has been rejected. The Lake Oil company […]
Vocal consumer rights activist and executive director for Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA), John Kapito, has condemned the increase of petrol, diesel, paraffin and liquid petroleum gas prices–describing the development as a sad moment for consumers. Kapito said this in his immediate reaction to new prices for petroleum products announced Wednesday evening by Malawi Energy […]
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has raised fuel prices upwards effective midnight, a move that is likely to push up prices for maize in the country where there are already food shortages. The price increase is partly in response to weakness in Malawi’s kwacha currency against the U.S. dollar – by 3.37 percent since […]
Chitipa, October 14, Mana: The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has bemoaned the increase in illegal fuel vending in Chitipa District, saying the development is compromising government efforts in revenue collection. Speaking on Tuesday during a sensitization meeting with security stakeholders in the district, Senior Licensing Officer for MERA, Tufwane Mwagomba said the authority had noted an […]
The recent slump in Malawi kwacha’s value and the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in most parts of the world will eventually result in Malawians paying for more petroleum products , Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) has warned. Cama executive director John Kapito told journalists in Blantyre on Monday that Malawians should prepare for an imminent […]
Government has appointed an acting chief executive officer for energy regulatory state body, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) technically replacing the embattled CEO Collins Magalasi. Lawyer Ishmael Stan Chioko has been appointed acting CEO according to an internal memo dated August 12, 2020 from Mera’s Human Resources and Administration manager Troy Mtenje. “Be further […]
Lilongwe chief resident magistrate Violet Chipao has on Wednesday granted bail to Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi, his co-accused businessperson Dorothy Shonga who prides herself as ‘Cash Madam’ together with two co-accused persons n a case involving alleged fraud of over K107 million. Magalasi, a one-time chief economic advisor to former […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it has busted a scam costing tax-payers about K5 billion involving three parastatals: Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera), Electricity Supply Commission of Malalwi (Escom) and National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma). HRDC, through its Whistleblower Initiative, has since reported the matter to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and wants a quick […]
Businessman and proprietor of City Motors Limited, Aslam Sabadia has been arrested by Fiscal Police over investigations of the procurement of a new mobile laboratory fuel testing van by Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera). National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said he could not provide more details on the matter which he said is still under investigations. Fiscal police have […]