The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) president, Henry Kachaje, has advised the Malawi government to privatize the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) as the current continuous blackouts are greatly affecting the growth of the country’s economy.
Malawi has had the worst blackouts this year and some business people have lamented that their businesses are going down as perishable goods are becoming a problem to keep.
But Kachaje believes the solution is to privatize Escom.
He said: “There is a need for government to privatize ESCOM if the country is to address the problems of power outage and the economy of this country has been greatly affected by the continuous blackouts hence the need for privatization.”
A few months ago, President Peter Mutharika advised Malawians to get used to the problem of blackouts until 2018 because that is the time when the situation will be addressed with help from the Chinese Government.
Recently the electricity body said that the current electricity situation is expected to go from bad to worse in January once the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) decides to implement its plans that will see the closure of Nkula power generating plants, media reports have said.
According to the reports, a leaked document in which ESCOM met with Corporate organisations has revealed that ESCOM briefed them that it has plans to completely shut down one of its plants, a situation that will see electricity production reduce drastically.
“The climax of electricity shut down will be in January when they will scale down for two weeks,” the reports say quoting the document.
It is said that ESCOM has warned its valued customers in the Corporate world who contribute 44% of its revenue that in January 2016 they should brace for tough times.
It has been established that among the things that ESCOM suggests will happen with the closure of its power plants is that there will be only 6 hours of electricity in a day to its customers.
ESCOM however hinted that it is contacting Mozambique and Zambia to support it with electricity regardless of the fact that Zambia itself is failing to supply electricity to its citizens.
Currently, Malawi is battling with the worst ever power cuts. People have accused the DPP led government of failing to manage and contain the electricity situation which has continued deteriorating. President Mutharika has advised that the situation will be contained after three years.
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privatizing escom is not the right decision to make coz definately the govt will lose profits made and only gains little revenue inform of taxes. Board ya escom is made up of politicians who are appointed by the president who do not know what to recommend when there are problems like blaxkouts. Govt. should replace those with the experienced ones who can know how to work
Abale kwathu blackout since mma 4:30 mmamawa…
zimavuta pakasowa eduquation….ine am eduqueted nde nde mugulise bac…
Anagulitsa kale,
That’s not the solution. These blackouts were planned so that when people get tired of them they should agree to privatization. Fire management team and replace it with visionary individuals then things will improve. Instead of selling its better to allow competitors to come in to make this sleeping giant woke up and start giving us efficient services
Dont Sell But Escom Shud Motivate Technician So That They Should Ve Companies At Heart Like Giving Them Better Salaries
sell it..its beta to be using candles
I dont know what they have been waiting for
Vuto Laboma Lathuli Limakakamila Zinthu Zoti Silikutha Kuyendetsa Bwino, Zkufunika Kupatsa Ena Tchitoyo Kuti Tipite Nazo Patsogolo Kwa Amene Angathe Kuyendetsa Bwino Ntchito Yamagetsiyi.
Kodi Ife Adzatigulitsa Liti?Bola Azatigulitse A Moyo. Akatero Ogula Escom Ma Process Ayambika Kale,
Olo atakweza mtengo it doesnt matter bola asamadzimedzime komanso azibwera mwachangu akapanga apply.
Paja OIBM yagulitsidwanso
which one will be lebed malawi forever? shame!
f**k escom just sell it kaya kwa ma chines idont care…company yopusa kwambili…
f**k escom just sell it kaya kwa ma chines idont care…company yopusa kwambili…
Olo magetsi atafika pa 70,000 bola asamachedwe kuika komanso asamazimezime, the price it does’nt matters.
why cant we just the whole country to Afghanstan.,nothing seem to work in nyasaland#just thinking#
U just want to privatelise everything ,u sold MTL by the end government will have nothing ,I don’t agree with that idea