Reports have emerged suggesting a broken relationship between Electricity Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) and its regulator Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA).
Sources close to ESCOM told our reporter that officials from the two bodies are not in good terms over allegations that MERA has disregarded Escom’s proposal by to introduce an automatic tariff adjustment mechanism.
According to a source from Escom, MERA has viewed Escom’s proposal as bizarre and useless. To ESCOM, this has come as a great insult because they are desperately in need of the approval of their proposal.
“Internal hatred has since emerged between the two. ESCOM has begun viewing MERA as nothing but a useless body. MERA is as well allegedly rejecting the proposal because it seems childish,” said the source.
Public relations officer for MERA Fatima Khonje refuted the allegations with claims that authorities at her body are yet to decide on the matter.
She went on to suggest that ESCOM must embrace the heart of patience because a proposal cannot be approved overnight as it is supposed to go through evaluation.
“We got the proposal from ESCOM on the matter but allegations that we have ignored it are not true. What I know is that authorities have not decided on the same,” said Khonje.
Meanwhile the source close to ESCOM urged MERA to speed up the process of approving the proposal.
“Escom won’t wait any longer because they have already done that for long now. It is either MERA approves it or they decide otherwise,” said the source.
This comes amidst revelations that government has the intention to privatize ESCOM with the aim of boosting its finances.
mera try 2 reason with dem on high tarrifs these pple impose on poor Malawian s
I hate escom. Zocgjhfdbnjh
Thumbs up MERA ,,it seems like the Chief excutive of MERA is a sensible man,,this man ought to be president,,he has the welfare of Malawians @ heart,,I wish I knew him,,,ESCOM u r jus being selfish and greedy,,,ur service delivery is under complete incompetency,,,What do you do with all that money u collect from us u BEASTS?
Just connect mozambique electricity.
Too expensive
man u go go go.go
MERA you have our support as consumers. Pls do not give in to their useless tariff adjustment proposal. ESCOM has been adjusting tariff but nothing on the ground has improved. It appears that the more money they have the more useless they become in terms of service delivery. So MERA, we implore you not to bow down.
True. The more money you give them. The more they steal
BOTH OF YOU ESCOM AND MERA YOU ARE USELESS INSTEAD OF FIGHTING HOW TO FIX ELECTRICITY TO BE SUPPLIED THE WHOLE COUNTRY FOR 24 HRS YOUR BUSY FIGHTING FOR RUBBISH THATS WHY COMPANIES IN SOUTH AFRICA NEED PEOPLE WHO GOT EXPERIENCE.