Month: February 2019 Posts

EGENCO dresses Livilivi River

Feb 16, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has planted 2000 trees along Balaka's Livilivi river bank. The tree planting exercise which was graced by minister of Environment, Energy and Mining, Aggrey Massi was held on Friday, in… ...

EGENCO to shut down Tedzani

Aug 19, 2018 Richard Jimu 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) will shut down Tedzani III unit 5 power station for five months starting from Monday. According to a statement released by the company on Friday, the shutdown will be done… ...

APM tells EGENCO, ESCOM to end blackouts by end-2018

May 26, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has told Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to improve the country’s power situation before the end of the year. During a meeting with managements of… ...

EGENCO still need more rains

Apr 27, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says there has not been enough rains for the company to generate enough power. EGENCO public relations officer Moses Gwaza told Malawi24 that the water level in Lake Malawi is still… ...

Nkula A rehabilitation to be completed August

Apr 26, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The modernisation of Malawi's main power production station Nkula A will be completed in August and is expected to add 12 Megawatts (MW) to the national grid. This is according to Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO)… ...

Malawians told to brace for severe blackouts during Easter

Mar 28, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says the blackouts which Malawians are experiencing will become more severe during the Easter period. The electricity supplier has asked Malawians to save power and industries to scale down… ...

ESCOM requests water from Govt

Mar 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has requested government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development to increase the flow of water in the Shire River. In a letter dated March 15… ...