Month: June 2022 Posts

Illovo Sugar Malawi engages ESCOM on power utilization

Jun 28, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi  company has embarked on an initiative to reduce its peak time power requirements from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) thereby enabling ESCOM to provide increased access to power for other customers… ...

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… ...

Malosa Secondary School procures K10 million generator to deal with blackouts

Jun 20, 2022 Raphael Likaka 1 &

Malosa Anglican Secondary School has bought a generator worth K10,000,000 to mitigate the impact of electricity blackouts that affect students' evening studies. Anglican Diocese of the Upper Shire (,ADUS) Education Secretary, Rev. Canon, Emmanuel Polycarp… ...

BWB signs deal with TATA to develop solar power plant

Jun 11, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Blantyre Water Board, BWB, has embarked on a US$72 million (about K72 billion) project to develop a 30 Megawatt Solar Plant to help in pumping water from Walkers Ferry treatment plant. On Friday, BWB… ...

Musawamvele achule omwe akukuletsani kuyenda – a Matola awuza Chakwera

Jun 06, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Nduna yoona zamphavu yamagetsi a Ibrahim Matola awuza mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Lazarus Chakwera kuti asamvele achule omwe akufuna kuti a Chakwera asiye kuyendayenda, ndipo a Matola ati dziko lino likuyenda bwino. A Matola… ...

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… ...

Power outage hits Malawi

May 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says there is power outage countrywide due to a system shutdown. This is the second system shutdown resulting in countrywide power loss this month. In a statement this afternoon,… ...

Experts tour proposed site for 350MW Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant

May 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Experts for Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant this week toured the proposed project site of the hydrowpower station for familiarization and appreciation. According to the Ministry of Energy, the team of Experts comprised Social Safeguards Specialists, Environmental… ...

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… ...

Blackouts in Malawi expected to worsen

Apr 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Blackouts are expected to worsen as Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has announced that it will shut down Tedzani IV power station, removing 19.1 Megawatts from the grid. The country is already experiencing 10 hours of… ...

ESCOM spends K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators

Apr 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has spent K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators over the four past years, with K80 billion of the total amount being used to purchase diesel for the generators. ESCOM… ...

Minister Matola says government working to minimise blackouts

Apr 20, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Energy says it is tirelessly working towards the reduction of blackouts in the country. Speaking today at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola responded… ...

IPPs to benefit from Malawi, ATI agreement

Apr 03, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which the Malawi Government signed with African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) will benefit Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Power Market… ...

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… ...

Malawi Parliament suspended due to strange smell

Mar 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Proceedings interrupted as some legislators screamed that there was smoke in the House. Some Members were spotted fleeing following the alert. Leader of the House, Richard Chimwendo Banda, asked for the suspension to allow technicians… ...