Blackouts Archives

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… ...