The Malawi Government has assured people in the country that it is doing everything it can to make sure that people do not worry about electricity in the coming year.
This is coming at a time when the country is facing a great challenge of electricity due to lack of enough generation capacity.
Minister of natural resources, energy and mining Bright Msaka said in the year 2016, the country has had challenges in terms of electricity as the country only produced power through hydro.
”We have had great challenges in the provision of electricity in the country because we lack the capacity to generate more electricity as we rely on water,” said Msaka.
He added that relying on hydro power is inadequate to produce more electricity as the country only produces 351 mega watts of power from water which cannot carter for all users in the country.
Msaka said that other countries like Zambia have a small population but have 2000 mega watts which is better than Malawi.
According to Msaka the lake levels this year were very low which made it hard for the provision of the required electricity and because of this the country had been experiencing a worse load shedding.
He further said that the year 2016 is the last for Malawi to be facing electricity problems as in the next year the county will produce more power from various sources such as solar, geo thermo and coal.
Msaka also said that as a country Malawi must diversify the energy sources so that the country is not crippled by electricity problems.
Akunama amenewo
Aname China we hv heard that for a long time now
Malawi can not in develop thats cold fact. Any country with no electricity is dead
Za chamba basi stop dreaming u pipo
The government must stop. Let the Escom do the job
Ndiye kuti akumachita dala kuti magetsi azivuta,njira alinazo zothesera vutoli koma osachita kumadikira chaka chamawa,,boma lopusa
Pls kumalawiko akulu. A Escom 2017 yisakhale ngati 2016 PC yanga sikugwila ntchito kamba ka uchisilu othimisa magetsi zikapitilika ndichosa maudindo onse pa modzi ndi boma LAnu lonukhalo mbiteeeeew
Kunena zoona boma irilatuvuta anthufe kumbariyamagesi kugula ndio kuti tisunge tinasiya karekare kuopa kuti zionongeka , koma boma iri sindizayiwala mpala lakarekare
Next year after next year,next year wll nv end up
MUIWALE ZIMENEZI A MALAWI
We are tired of promises but we ñeed fulfilment
the minister n every1 at blascom hv all failed
Pokhalira panu a yesikomu
Nyimbo yosatha kumangolumikiza ngati ndikumvera gwaladi
Boma labodza ngati ili
Ine mzabwera Ku malawi Magetsi azakayaka
nanga vula ikasiya kubwera shire ndikuchepa madzi muzatiuza kuti chani? tatopa ndiboza lanu sibwino kulowesa ndale pa khani yamagesi bwaji joyce akulamulira magesi sakazima mukuchita dala kuti tiziti peter ndiolephera mukunama peter ndiowinawina 2019 dpp woyeeeee
Mwaziziwa achimwene 2019- 2024 boma
aise a escom akumalawi ndi andale zopusa akuchita dala kuti timuon peter kukhala olephera koma akunama amenewa peter ndikatundu 2019 peter woyeee
Bola zitheke zomwe mukukambazo
Malawi Government or Escom ?????
Kodi paja Malawi Government ndi chani?…ndifunse nawo
Yrue
what is the everything which is being done. what are short and long term solutions on the problem??? no explanation but just doing everything… explain the substance not just doing everything, it makes no sense
We want now not next year!
Boza iloooooooo
bola zikhale zoona
Next year is not far, just next week.
Next year November?
Unless Petter mtharika leaves the seat. They were keeping or saving money for Campaign. They they will spoil you now so that you can vote for them again? Let them fix the problem but there is no again chosen
Kkk!Kkk! You Have Right To Dream Nobody Cn Stop U!
Kodi paja magetsi amathima? ndimaona ngatitu akathima ndiye kuti switch yagwatu kkkkkk chomwe ndiziwa Malawi ili Ndi zonse zake pure water, electricity, good soil pamene maiko ena nzochita kuchokela kwina koma inu mukulephela kuyendesa zanu zomwe ndaletu Ndi chitukuko chanziko nzosiyana why u take it to b the same? kaya Taba namizanani Kaye tidakamvesela Kaye!!
Good news to hear
Thanks in advance at capital h
I understand they said Escom were waiting for rains to fall.We have that ‘enough’ water levels they wanted, but I see no change at all.
What about when its dry season? nothing we have to expect that will change anything.
We have had lies from them,but I feel now its too much.I strongly believe there is a problem to do with their substandard machinery and its high time they told us the truth instead of just beating about the bush!
NZOSATHEKA MALAWI TIMAMUDZIWA
They better do that , coz they have ruined our precious country…..
Koma akudziwa kuti next year ndi Sunday likubwelali?
Za ziiiiiiiiii .com ndiliti lija anayamba kunama lija makape amenewa amaona ngati akunamiza azikanzi awo…..
zapubwaaaa iziiiii all this time analikutiiii chamba basiiii amaterooooo tazolowera now angosiyaaaa escom inali escom time ya jb kwangofika awaaaa a pubwaaaa iyaaaaa
mmmnm ok
Ok
Escom yizikwezano mitengo to support DDP party
that’s nice keep it up
Eeee!mwina mkudzayamba kuombela mfiti mmanja.
Damn the government has got more jokes than Mr Jokes himself kkkkkkkk
Talk is cheap but if is true, I kindly thank government .
It will be good story if it’s true.
Is it true or u wana my vote by lieng to again, am sorry Mr minister
tzionera limodzi paja tatopa ndkumaombera mmaja zilizonse
Unless everything is stopped at escom including including political interference its operations the current problems will remain.We ‘ve reaped enough of the lip service.Others before them never used trumpets for a cause but got things done at the end of the day.
Zilibe ntchito tufuna chakudya chokwanira iyaaa
Whatever
Uuhmm! this post is from december last year! thats government stories. you will hear the same next december
Two weeks..nw asakuzima in #chinyonga we love escom
Thanks in advance that’s what we want to hear from the government . I like this coz its good development no politics here .
promises without guaranteed! kkkkkkk
but at least they have said something rather than kungokhala chete . no power ndi mavuto bro. moti ine wanted to ran away from my own country just because of black outs
ife tavutika kwambiri ndi nkhani imeneyi amwe….. ntchito zathu ndizofunika magets amati tizipanga bwanji?
sangamazime 4am nkuyaka 5am ugwira bwanji ntchito? adzakhulupilika nthawi ya kapeni kenako mabvutoso….
akachoka awa adzatiuza kuti ndi aja analipowa ife tipanga kuyambira pano….. kanundu!
Aaa Malawi sazatheka
since when huh?
We Dont Wory About Electrity We Worry About The Expensive Maize In Admarcs.We Can Have Electricity But If Without Food Is Awkwad
what abot the water problems huh¿¿
Azangotiuza atapangaa iyaa