Malawi President Peter Mutharika has sided with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) on the increased blackouts that have hit the nation lately, saying that Malawians need to be patient with the electricity body.
The Malawi leader made the call when he briefed the press on numerous issues on Monday at his base, the Kamuzu Palace in the capital Lilongwe.
ESCOM had last month according to running media reports gone ahead to implement its plans that will see the closure of Nkula power generating plants as well as diminishing water levels and flow in Lake Malawi and Shire river respectively.
This has been the cause of recent blackouts.
But according to Mutharika argued that much as the blackout problem is of great concern, there is still need for ESCOM to improve on its machinery as well as find solutions to handle the problems it is facing in power generation.
While tilting hope to the looming power project Malawi has entered with China, Mutharika said that Malawians need to be patient as the situation will be history at the onset of the project.
”I am aware of electricity problems, its strategic problem. Escom is working out the issue. The problem is water levels. This will the past with coming in of Chinese funded Kamwamba coal-fired power station which is to add about 300-megawatt (MW). The minister of energy and Escom are doing their best to rectify the problem. I ask everybody to bear with us as we doing our best”. Mutharika said.
Last month, Malawi24 carried a story in which the Malawi government was being asked to privatize the electricity body as the current continuous blackouts are greatly affecting the growth of the country’s economy.
Social media trends have lately been describing ESCOM as being responsible for blackouts and not power.
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peter u r lyk a dog who z luking food koz of hunger bt it doznt ruccd
At first i thought people who are called professors have both intelligence and wisedom.but now i am learning that our president has only intelligence because of his silly decisions
Zaziiiiih
Dpp boma
Peter Muthalika sadzatheka basi …
Koma zoona mukunenazi bwana?
privatise ESCOM… Not zipatala
The Kamwamba Coal-fired power station will certainly cause more environmental harm to climate change. Just refer to air pollution in China now!
Mukuziwa chani gyz kuwalangatu anthu awa ndikusapitako ku escom kokalipira magetsi kwa chaka chatunthu nde tione kut iwo ava bwanji kuwawa ngat angabwere kuzxachosa ma metre awo kukasunga mumakwawomo
akutero kamba koti kwawoko samazima muzaziona ufumu ukazatha bola moyo.
patietf or how long!!!
OK Mr President
Anthu Ali ndinjala
Inu mwakuta thanks
Bolanikoni anthu Ali
Kumidzi xigayosawo
Ndisa diesel nanga enawo
Adya chani
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk iwe ndi wani basi
Ku MaLaWi mavuto sadzatha or mutatani chifukwa aliyense akukokera kwake u don’t think about Others Amen
Ife kuno ndiwo zigowola tifatu ndi njasla ife and look at our currency zochitisa manyaz and mukufuna kungula ndenge pali mavuto onsewa kma mutu ukugwira pamene po shame on you Mr president mwafikapo
litle by litle,,am now heting
Does this man really know nothing about running a country? Business (the little bit of business that is left in Malawi) is grinding to a halt! The company I work for will be without power from 04.00hours to 17.30hrs today – 13.5 hours!!!! How are we supposed to carry on with our work and earn a living? We bring much needed forex in to the country, we employ many staff (mainly Malawian), we pay all our taxes – on time and in full – and are an asset to the nation BUT WE CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT POWER!!!!! Let’s get Malawi back in to business Your Excellency!
he has shown time and again his incompetence in administrative issues. electricity is an important resource that every business needs as far as development is concerned. i wonder if his professorship is worth it
Ngati mwatopa ndibwino kusiila ena ayeseko cz tatopa ndi nyansi.
Until when,we should be Patient? This is a Shame”!
Angogulitsaso bungwe la escom lo basi,coz ayilephera ntchito.
Patient,mpaka 2019 kkkkkk kulephera