Month: November 2021 Posts

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… ...

Chakwera has created right environment for Malawi-Mozambique interconnection project – Nyusi

Nov 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has hailed President Lazarus Chakwera for opening the way for the speeding up of the Malawi-Mozambique Interconnection Project, saying the project delayed in the past due to the prevailing environment… ...

ESCOM’s WhatsApp line not working

Nov 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says its WhatsApp line for Blantyre has not been working since Friday due to a technical fault. The WhatsApp line, 0887 030 605, is for the call centre in… ...

ESCOM yatsutsa zoti ikufuna kukweza mtengo wamagetsi

Sep 16, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kampani yogulitsa magetsi mdziko muno ya Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) yatsutsa mwantu wagalu mphekesera yomwe ikumveka yoti ikufuna kukweza mtengo wa magetsi. Nkhaniyi ikutsatira mphekesera yomwe yakhala ikuveka kuyambira kumayambiliro kwa sabata ino… ...

Man holds vigil at ESCOM over blackout

Jun 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Blantyre resident on Friday held a vigil at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) offices over blackout at his home. The man, Christopher  Mlelemba, said electricity  units at is house run out on Thursday… ...

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… ...

ESCOM taken to task over electricity tariff hike

Apr 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources has told Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to apologize to Malawians over the recent tariff hike. The committee has also demanded the electricity supplier to suspend the price… ...

Girl killed by electrocution while hanging clothes on laundry wire

Apr 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 21-year old girl in Dedza has been killed by electrocution while hanging clothes on on a laundry wire. The girl has been identified as Tilankhulenje Latimoni, a resident of Dambo village in the area… ...

On the Road to Canaan: Electricity hiked

Mar 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity tariffs have been hiked with more than 10% as President Lazarus Chakwera faces a daunting task to transform Malawi to the land of milk and honey he promised. The increase which Malawi Energy Regulatory… ...

Mukapitiliza kuononga zipangizo za Escom, tikukwezelani magetsi — Kambala

Mar 16, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Inu mukuba mafuta mu ma thiransifoma, ena inu ogwetsa mapolo a magetsi, kaya omapala magetsi mwa chinyengo, mupweteketsa Tonse. Nduna yoona za mphamvu, a Newton Kambala achenjeza kuti boma la Tonse likweza magetsi ngati a… ...

Utility debts cripple operations at Chikwawa District Hospital

Feb 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Utility debts amounting to over K60 Million have crippled operations at Chikwawa District Hospital which was built around 1940s and serves 600 thousand people. The District’s Director of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Dr Stalin… ...

80 Megawatts from Nkula B back on grid

Dec 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has repaired the burst pipe at Nkula B power station, restoring 80 Megawatts (MW) on the national grid. EGENCO lost 100 Megawatts last week after the Nkula B power… ...

CAMA bashes EGENCO for yearly Christmas blackouts

Dec 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has blasted Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) for yearly Christmas blackouts, saying EGENCO gives excuses for its poor service delivery every time consumers go for long holidays especially during Christmas,… ...

Repair of burst pipe at Nkula to take 10 days

Dec 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it will take the company 10 days to repair the burst pipe at Nkula B Power Station. The company said this on Tuesday when Minister of Energy Newton Kambala visited… ...

EGENCO shuts down Nkula B

Dec 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has shut down Nkula B power station, leading to power cuts across the country. According to EGENCO, the shutdown has been caused by a burst pipe on a machine at the… ...