Amid continuing blackouts in the country, government has now registered a new energy company which will be generating power in Malawi.
According to Minister of Energy, Mining and Natural Resources Bright Msaka the new company is EGN co.
Msaka said the company will be producing electricity while Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) will just be buying the energy from EGN co for distribution to consumers.
“We have now incorporated a new power producing company called EGN co. It is now an independent company of the mainstream Escom.”
“The company will be responsible for production issues and it will be in charge of Nkula, Tedzani, Kapichira falls plus other smaller installations,” said Msaka.
The minister added that EGN co will also continue introducing new projects of power generation with the aim of reducing blackouts.
The development comes months after Parliament passed an electricity amendment bill aimed at bringing more players into the power sector by reducing the roles of Escom.
After the unbundling is complete, Escom will only be responsible for buying of electricity from private companies, as well as transportation and distribution of the power to all parts of the country.
Government hopes the unbundling of the electricity supplier will reduce blackouts in the country.
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Kuombera mmanja zinthu zoti sisanachitike. Politics at its best. And wat makes u think blackouts will be over? Wait n witness. Its the government policies that
cause these blackouts….be critical osamangoombera mmanja
Eya makpe akubawa akhaule achoseletu timawaya tao toolati tikufuna za nyuwan ife kkkkkkkk ndi za ulendo uno izi
i would rather wait and witness
Mmmmm no change
escom ndikachan
22 companies were already registered but no action so far what so special with this one?
Ndilibe pulobulemu solar iseweza chabe futhi
mulungu atichitile chifundo mpaka zitheke ndithu tizayambe kugwilitsatso ntchito magetsi amenewo bola zisathere panjira like Nsanje inland port! GUD LUCK MALAWI
much better…
That’s gud news
But the question is, will their power be hydro generated? If yes, then where? Because if it is the same lake Malawi eish! no difference.
what they are saying is that escom was generating distributing and selling. Now the new company will inherit nkula, tedzani and all other stations, and even other projects that were in escoms plans, and other new projects that may be decided in the future.
Its exactly the same only that the stakes have been widened. Also its possible that efficiency will increase. If silly politics and business gluttony is not involved, it may be of benefit but if its what we have seen in the past, then its another disastor pending
Basi talimba mtima ma candles akugwira ntchito
Bolako mwina
finally
Dont celebrate if they say bye bye black outs doesn’t mean things are changing today it’s false.
Is too early to say goodbye!…ndinamva kut agula ndi a China,they wants to make profit, profits mayb I shld say.
Timothy Ty Nzima, Martin Ntchana Chalila Sudi Andrew Nash Chalila Eugene Mogadishu Njingah
Atlast!
Haha bola ngati zili zoonatu haha
bola
bola
Thats only isee for these noxenxe black out
escom ili mom’o? mbola