Month: July 2022 Posts

Kapichira Power Station reconstruction works yet to start

Jul 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) is yet to begin reconstruction works at the 129.6 Megawatt Kapichira Power Station as blackouts lasting over six hours a day continue to hit Malawi. EGENCO yesterday released a statement on… ...

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… ...