Month: November 2018 Posts

Malawi power situation worsens

Nov 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it is banking on rains to improve the electricity situation in the country as power producers are now generating around 216 megawatts (MW) against a demand of 351… ...

Load shedding to get worse – ESCOM

Nov 19, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 104 &

The dark age continues to haunt Malawi as consumers have been informed by the power body they will continue to experience power shortages. Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has clarified that it will continue… ...

Blackouts to get worse until December: Escom needs 5 years of heavy rainfall

Aug 03, 2017 Martha Chikoti 299 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has said Malawi will continue to experience power cuts unless the country receives above normal rainfall for five consecutive years. The corporation has said the electricity situation in… ...

Three in cooler for stealing Escom cables

May 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 20 &

Police in Karonga district have arrested a Tanzanian national and two Malawians for stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) cables. According to the Malawi Police Service, the Malawians are Watson Mubisa aged 24 and… ...

Escom still facing challenges – Govt

Mar 11, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Government says the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is still facing challenges as at the moment it is buying power and selling it to Malawians. Currently, many parts of the country are facing persistent… ...

MANEB warns schools to expect blackouts during exams

Mar 08, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) has urged schools to have a backup source of power such as solar panels and generators as they are preparing for the 2017 national examinations. According to a statement… ...

Even Govt is tired of Escom’s excuses on blackouts

Jan 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 87 &

Malawi's Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka has attacked the country's power generating company Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) over excuses on persistent blackouts. Msaka said it is not justifiable that… ...

Electricity blackouts to continue in Malawi

Jan 24, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 97 &

Despite heavy rains the country is being blessed with, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has stood firm on its previous statements that blackouts shall continue due to low levels of water in the… ...

Escom workers nabbed for stealing transformer

Jan 12, 2017 Luke Bisani 50 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a stores clerk, driver, and guard working for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) for stealing a transformer. The three workers, Godfrey Pontimo (29), Moses Paika… ...