Month: March 2018 Posts

20MW generators arrive in Blantyre

Mar 15, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Amid efforts to completely deal with continued blackouts, the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has procured ten generators which have arrived at Mapanga Substation in Blantyre. Blantyre residents on Wednesday witnessed the arrival of the standby… ...

EGENCO eyes power all day with 70 megawatts

Mar 15, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has disclosed that the country needs 70 megawatts for citizens to have power all day across the country. Confirming the development, EGENCO spokesperson Moses Gwaza said the electricity generating company is… ...

Mutharika’s 55 MW generators only working at Sanjika

Feb 02, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 67 &

Just hours after President Peter Mutharika commissioned 55 megawatts of electricity from diesel powered generators, a section of Malawians have hit at the President. In a survey that Malawi24 conducted, residents of Blantyre lamented that… ...

55MW power supply is the start of ending poverty – Mutharika

Jan 31, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 56 &

President Peter Mutharika has said his government is ending Malawi's electricity problems hence opening a pathway to poverty eradication. Mutharika made the remarks on Wednesday during commissioning of 55 megawatts power supply at Chichiri in… ...

Activist worried over blackouts in prisons

Jan 17, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

A prisoner’s rights activist has expressed disappointment over frequent power cuts in prisons. According to the activist, Victor Mhango, the power outages in the country's prisons are leading to inmates sleeping on empty stomachs. Mhango… ...

Kumbu addresses blackouts in love song

Jan 14, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 8 &

Musicians at times use their art as a vehicle for addressing pressing issues in the country. That is the case with singer Kumbu who has incorporated the issue of electricity blackouts into a love song… ...

Kapito hails new Escom load shedding schedule

Jan 09, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 36 &

The country's well known consumer rights activist John Kapito has hailed the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) for the new load shedding schedule. Earlier this week, Escom published a new load shedding programme that… ...