Month: June 2022 Posts

ESCOM experiences another system shutdown

Jun 24, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) say there was a system shutdown this morning which resulted in loss of power in most parts of the country. The two companies have… ...

ESCOM hikes blackouts

Jun 21, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has approved the request by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to increase electricity tariffs despite ESCOM delivering more blackouts than electricity to Malawi. The hike means customers will now… ...

Blackouts will ease by Christmas

Jun 06, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says blackouts in Malawi will significantly drop by Christmas because his government has secured a USS60 million (K61 billion) loan to rehabilitate Kapichira Power Station. President Chakwera made the remarks today during… ...

Malawi experiences national power outage

May 13, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says its system shut down this morning resulting in loss of power countrywide. In a statement this afternoon, ESCOM has said that it is yet to establish the cause… ...

Blackouts in Malawi expected to worsen

Apr 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Blackouts are expected to worsen as Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has announced that it will shut down Tedzani IV power station, removing 19.1 Megawatts from the grid. The country is already experiencing 10 hours of… ...

ESCOM spends K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators

Apr 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has spent K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators over the four past years, with K80 billion of the total amount being used to purchase diesel for the generators. ESCOM… ...

Minister Matola says government working to minimise blackouts

Apr 20, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Energy says it is tirelessly working towards the reduction of blackouts in the country. Speaking today at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola responded… ...

Malawians to experience more blackouts

Apr 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi is set to lose 78 Megawatts of electricity this week and power outages in the country will be lasting 8 hours per day, up from the current 6 hours. This is the case because… ...

Companies complain about taxes, blackouts, foreign currency scarcity

Apr 11, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Steve Chinyamula Malawian companies in the manufacturing sector have appealed to the government to address some of the challenges they are facing which include tax regime, smuggling of products and power outages which they say… ...

Malawi Power outage: Egenco not sure when situation will normalize

Jan 26, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says power generation has improved since yesterday as the company has 168 Megawatts available for generation and has been able to send 109 Megawatts for distribution but the company does not… ...

Blackout hits Malawi

Jan 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is power outage in many areas across the country as the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited says it has been forced to shut down machines at power stations due to floods. On social… ...

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… ...