EGENCO Archives

ESCOM begs MERA to hike electricity

Aug 09, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will soon cease to exist if it does not hike electricity tariffs in the country by more than 40 per cent. Speaking at a press briefing today,… ...

31 Megawatts of hydropower not available this weekend

Aug 05, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) says a total of 31 megawatts of hydropower will not be available for supply to the national grid this weekend as Tedzani III unit number 6 will be undergoing… ...

14-hour blackout to hit Malawi this weekend

Jul 28, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that there will be no power supply for residential and some industrial customers countrywide for 14 hours on Saturday and Sunday. This is as a result of… ...

EGENCO to shut down Nkula power station this weekend

Jul 27, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) will shut down Nkula B Power Station this weekend and this means 100 megawatts of hydropower generation which is about 40% of the current power generation capacity will not be available… ...

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… ...

World Bank to lend Malawi K61 billion for Kapichira Power Station

Jun 02, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Malawi has sourced USD60 million (about K61 billion) from World Bank for rehabilitation of the 129.6MW Kapichira Power Station which was damaged earlier this year by Cyclone Ana. The reconstruction of the dam structure at… ...