Month: June 2022 Posts

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… ...

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… ...

EGENCO distances itself from ESCOM’s units syndicate

Mar 31, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has rejected claims by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) that the electricity supplier loses billions of Kwachas on electricity units which are given to EGENCO employees. This comes as… ...

ESCOM prepaid units worth K60 billion sold on black market

Mar 29, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has lost K60 billion since 2018 due to a syndicate involving employees who have been selling prepaid units to companies and individuals in the country through parallel structures. ESCOM… ...

Angry residents storm ESCOM offices over power outage

Mar 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Residents of Gong'onda, Magombo and Madulira villages in Machinjiri today stormed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) offices in Blantyre to show their anger over the electricity supplier's failure to fix a faulty transformer. The… ...

Two ESCOM employees and two villagers still missing in Shire River

Feb 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rescue operations are continuing for two ESCOM employees and two villagers who are missing after the boat they were in capsized in Shire River on Thursday evening at Kasisi in Chikwawa. The four were among… ...

Yambani kupeleka ndalama ku mpira kuti tithane ndi misala – nduna yauza a Escom

Feb 07, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Pamene dziko lino lili pa mpanipani kusaka ndalama loti ntchito za magetsi zikhale zolongosoka, nduna yatsopano yoona za mphamvu za magetsi a Ibrahim Matola wauza bungwe la Escom kuti liyambilenso kupeleka ndalama kwa matimu a… ...

Minister wants ESCOM to sponsor sports

Feb 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has urged Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to sponsor sports in the country. Speaking yesterday during a meeting with ESCOM officials, Matola said sponsoring sports would help ESCOM  promote… ...

Sheriffs seize ESCOM vehicle

Dec 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Sheriffs stormed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Mzuzu Service Centre where they seized computers and a vehicle. The raid today has affected operations at the service centre as some customers were turned back. According… ...

Chimwendo tells Parliament to push ESCOM for speedy electricity connections

Nov 29, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Leader of Government business in Parliament Richard Chimwendo Banda says Parliament must ensure that Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is delivering, especially on electricity connections to customers who already paid connection fees. Chimwendo was… ...

I am ready to get paycut for ESCOM and my Malawi – Chirwa

Jun 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A candidate for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) chief executive officer role, who says he is worth a $500,000 [about K400 million] annual salary, has pledged to take a paycut if given the… ...

I will not tolerate power shortages – Chakwera

Jun 08, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has warned the Ministry of Energy that he will not tolerate power shortages in the country, saying electricity is crucial to creation of jobs and wealth as well as to the vision… ...

Pipes run dry in Blantyre

May 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

There are dry taps in the commercial city of Blantyre as the Blantyre water board has been conducting maintenance works at the pumping station Walker's Ferry. The Blantyre Water Board announced that the interruption would… ...

Mathanga’s K4 billion corruption scandal continues

May 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The K4 billion corruption case involving former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) board chairperson Jean Mathanga continues and the High Court has ruled that ESCOM employees and board members can be prosecuted as public… ...

CDEDI demands ESCOM to pay back consumers

Apr 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A rights group has demanded Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to pay back overcharged consumers following revelations that the company illegally hiked electricity tariff. Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has made… ...