Month: December 2022 Posts

Malawi power woes to worsen starting Thursday

Dec 13, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) customers will experience at least 17.5 hours of loadshedding per day from Thursday, 15 December to Monday, 19 December as the 100 Megawatt Nkula B Power Station will be… ...

Malawi to have up to 19 hours of blackout on Sundays

Sep 23, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Starting this Sunday, September 25 until October 30, Malawi will be experiencing up to 19 hours of blackout every Sunday. This is according to Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM).… ...

EGENCO to shut down Tedzani IV for 15 days

Sep 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Tedzani IV Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it will shut down Tedzani IV Power Plant for 15 days in order to carry out maintenance works which means a total of 19.1 Megawatts will not be… ...

Government rues persistent national blackouts

Aug 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

By Mike Van Kamande Government says last weekend’s national blackouts were an epitome of disgrace as energy is one of the most important sectors of society hence the need to invest more in the sector.… ...

Creation of more electricity companies has piled costs on consumers – ESCOM

Aug 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says there are many companies governing about 400 Megawatts in the electricity sector and this is pilling costs on the consumer. ESCOM officials led by Chief executive officer Kamkwamba… ...

EGENCO says blackouts will end in December

Aug 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it has a team "working 24/7" to make sure that blackouts end in Malawi by December 23 this year. EGENCO has also announced that it has instituted investigations into the… ...

Electricity woes worsen in Malawi

Aug 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) have come under fire from Malawians over extended hours of blackouts. Malawians have taken to social media to complain about blackouts which have worsened… ...