Month: May 2023 Posts

ESCOM to reconfigure electricity metres

May 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will from next month start upgrading the electricity recharge token system for prepaid metres. This is according to ESCOM Chief Operating Officer Maxwell Mulimakwenda who was speaking… ...

EGENCO says Kapichira restoration has cost K11 billion

May 11, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says works to restore 129.6 megawatt Kapichira power Station in Chikwawa have cost K11 billion. Kapichira Power Station suffered the effects of cyclone Ana in January last year which resulted into… ...

ESCOM prepaid system down since yesterday

Apr 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is working to restore its prepaid vending system which has been down since Sunday. In a statement yesterday, ESCOM said a technical problem has resulted in failure… ...

Malawi Energy Minister assures of minimal load shedding

Apr 14, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has assured the general public that the available electricity generation capacity in Malawi is sufficient to meet the country’s power demand. Speaking when the Ministry, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and… ...

Mdima tathana nawo, magetsi akusefukira – yatero EGENCO

Apr 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kampani yopanga magetsi ya Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) yatsimikizira mtundu wa aMalawi kuti ayiwale zakuthimathima kwa magetsi ponena kuti magetsi achuluka ndipo akuchita kusefukira. Izi ndi malingana ndi mkulu wa EGENCO a William Liabunya omwe… ...

Community Energy Malawi electrifies rural areas in Balaka

Apr 06, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

For decades, people in the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Chakanza, a very remote area in Balaka District in Southern Malawi, have had to walk long distances in order to access basic services that require electricity… ...

EGENCO restores Kapichira Power Station

Apr 06, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited says it has restored Kapichira Power Station which was damaged by floods last year. In an interview with this publication, EGENCO public relations officer Moses Gwaza said the development… ...

Loadshedding: Is nuclear energy a panacea for Malawi, South Africa and other African countries

Mar 30, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

By Cheikh Niane and NJ Ayuk Globally, 800 million people lack electricity – and 80% of them live in Africa. With the continent’s population expected to nearly double by 2050, our energy needs are only… ...

Globe Internet employee dies after being electrocuted in Lilongwe

Mar 24, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A 26-year-old Globe Internet employee died yesterday at Area 10 in Lilongwe after getting into contact with a power line while connecting fibre cables. Assistant Public Relation Officer for Lingadzi Police Station Constable Maria Kumwenda… ...

Four arrested over illegal electricity connections

Mar 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been arrested in Lilongwe for impersonating Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employees and conducting illegal electricity connections. The four are Dick Paul, Davi Nyirenda, Kelgon Phonela and Maluwa Mzumala They were… ...

ESCOM says damaged transmission network has been restored

Mar 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says transmission network that was damaged by Cyclone Freddy earlier this week has been fully restored. This is according ESCOM’s Friday press statement which indicates that the restoration… ...

EGENCO resumes power generation

Mar 14, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) says it has now resumed power generation at both Nkula and Tedzani Power stations. Yesterday, the power generating company said it was experiencing unstable generation system following heavy… ...

EGENCO shuts down all power stations

Mar 13, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity Generation Company Limited (EGENCO) has shut down all power stations due to Cyclone Freddy which has hit the Southern Region of Malawi. The electricity company has confirmed in a statement that it is experiencing… ...

ESCOM yakana kuti ikulumikiza magetsi mwaulere

Mar 08, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Pamene anthu ena chimwemwe chinadzadza tsaya kuti nyumba zawo zilumikizidwa magetsi mwaulere, kampani yogulitsa mphamvu za magetsi ya Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) yatsutsa malipoti oti yayamba kulumikiza magetsi mwaulere kwa aMalawi. Kumayambiliro kwa… ...

Energy Minister condemns vandalism of Escom property

Mar 06, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Energy  Ibrahim Matola has condemned the vandalism of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) property such as electricity poles and wires, describing the conduct as retrogressive. The Minister said this yesterday at Dzalanyama… ...