Good news for Malawians: electricity capacity to increase

Jul 19, 2017 Top News 60
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Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Tuesday signed a contract with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation for a multimillion project that will see the company expanding the Tedzani hydropower station.

The signing ceremony took place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe.

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Liabunya: Every Megawatt counts

Speaking at the ceremony, EGENCO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William Liabunya hailed the project saying it is aimed at increasing electricity generation in the country.

“This is a very big milestone for us as EGENCO and indeed a big milestone for the country because once the project is completed, it will significantly increase our generation capacity. The project upon completion will add 18 megawatts into the national generation system,” Liabunya said.

He added that the project which is expected to start in October 2017 and will run for three years is of great importance since at the moment Malawi is hungry for power and any megawatt added is vital.

“18 megawatts is no mean achievement to the nation. The project is expected to be finished in 2020. This means the 18 megawatts will be coming into the system soon after Nkula A brings in additional 12 megawatts in 2018 through the rehabilitation, modernization and expansion project currently under operation through financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Funding,” Liabunya said.

In his remarks, Acting General Manager of International Economic Corporation of Mitsubishi Corporation Masato Kume said the company is keen to do the project brilliantly since this is its first work in Africa.

“We will construct 18 megawatts of hydro power station at Tedzani by December 2020. Together with Calik Energy (Exclusive subcontractor) we have a vast experience especially in the Middle East. This is our first project in Africa and so we want to make it successfully done,” Kume said.

The project has been made possible with a USD52 million grant from   Japanese Government through Japan International Cooperation Agency aimed at improving the country’s electricity generation capacity.

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60 Comments

  1. Nthawi ina kabungwe komweka kananenapo zoti malawians shud embrace themselves with blackouts kaya ndekuti chani…lero ndi iziso…

  7. Nde kungosainila kokhako koma mpakana dziko liziwe kuti asainila iiiiiii koma umphawiu utithawisila ntchle ndinthu iiiiiii

  8. Sorry 18mw is nothing and it will take 3 years to do! We need at least 300mw coal power station so that more Malawian can access power. Only 5% of Malawian have access to electricity! We need a major rethink here. What we are doing is not moving forward

  9. Find other means of generating power than hydro.Otherwise it will be another flop and multimillion project insult to Malawians again.Why clinging to the same old hydro system yet we know the water level issues.I think we are still sleeping.

  18. maiko ambiri amakonda kuthandiza Malawi, koma Vuto ndi atsogoleri athu. amakonda tiyende ndi uyu yekha pokaba ndalama. kusankha ovutika president never kuti apange development tiona ngati zitheka

  22. However electric price need to be reviewed and reduced, Which year shall Malawian citizens start using electric stoves. one day we shall have grass all trees shall be cut and turned into charcoal

  24. increased power should be directed to the electrification of rural areas,if the government want to lift majority out of poverty

  26. In other countries when u enter a shop to buy a candle they may ask u “who is about to celebrate the birthday??” or “do u hav candle lighting celemony??,koma ku malaw iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihhhhhh

  27. The Mitsubishi Corporation should send “Experts” to do the job cos these things are far too advanced for a Malawian, otherwise we’ll keep going “towards power all day, every day” for the next 20-30 years.

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