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Month: December 2020 Posts

Fault on power line leaves North Malawi without power for three days

Dec 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &
A fault on the Salima to Nkhotakota power line left most parts of the Northern Region without power for three days. There was power outage from Thursday to Saturday in Rumphi, Nkhatabay, Mzuzu, Mzimba and… ...

ESCOM says increase in demand has led to 7-hour blackouts

Mar 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power outages in the country are now lasting 7 hours due to a substantial increase in demand for electricity. In a statement on Saturday, the electricity supplier… ...

Power outages to end in March

Feb 26, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &
The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says its full generation capacity will be restored by the end of March, 2020 following the breakdown of machines at Kapichira Power Station. In a statement on Tuesday, the company… ...

Police deny causing blackout at Parliament

Feb 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has denied claims that its officers caused the power outage that hit Parliament on Friday. MPS National Public Relations Officer Senior Superintendent James Kadadzera denied the claims in a statement… ...

Social commentator condemns suspension of ESCOM workers

Nov 18, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &
A social commentator has condemned the suspension of nine Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) workers over power outage saying authorities should not get worried about a blackout that lasted for a few minutes when… ...

Power cuts hit small businesses hard

Oct 17, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &
Operators of small businesses in Lilongwe say their businesses are being heavily affected by frequent blackouts the country is experiencing. During interviews, the businesspersons said it is difficult now to make profits because during the… ...

More blackouts as ESCOM implements rotational load-shedding

Oct 02, 2019 Richard Jimu 1 &
The Electricity Supply Commission Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has  implemented rotational load-shedding with customers now getting six hours of electricity a day. The power supplier says this is due to failure of two machines at… ...

Power supply has returned to normal – ESCOM

Sep 21, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power supply has returned to normal following restoration of three faulty machines at Kapichira Power Station that led to the return of blackouts over the past two… ...

ESCOM uncertain on duration of blackouts

Sep 13, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has expressed uncertainty over the time it will take them to rectify prolonged blackouts which the country is experiencing. Malawi started experiencing blackouts last week. According to the power… ...

Power outage hits Malawi

Jul 13, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says customers across the country will experience power outages from today up to Monday. In a statement on Friday, the power supplier said every part of Malawi will… ...
55 MW generators Malawi

Majenereta akabwezedwe, magetsi atsike mtengo

Jul 02, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &
Bungwe lowona za ufulu wa anthu ogula katundu m’dziko muno lapempha bungwe logulitsa magetsi la Escom kuti litsitse mtengo wa magetsi. Wapeleka pempholi ndimkulu wa bungwe la Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) a John Kapito… ...

Mobile hydro electricity machine dates Blantyre

Mar 04, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &
Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre has become the first in the country to host micro hydro electricity machines used to generate power for household use. The machine that has been attached to a moving trailer… ...
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JB vows to increase power generation to 3000 Megawatts

Jan 18, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 5 &
Former President Joyce Banda has promised to make a tremendous improvement in the power sector once voted into power in the forthcoming tripartite elections. Banda who is also leader of the People’s Party (PP) made… ...

Rains have improved power situation – ESCOM

Dec 18, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power generation and supply in Malawi have improved following the onset of rains. According to a joint press release by Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and ESCOM dated December… ...

Malawi adds 20 Megawatts to national grid

Dec 10, 2018 Russell Kondowe 3 &
Malawi has today added 20 Megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid and government hopes the additional power will reduce blackouts. The 20 MW have been added following the switching on of the Chipata-Mchinji… ...
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