Month: February 2020 Posts

ESCOM celebrates 40 days of no blackouts

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is celebrating 40 days of no blackouts in the country made possible by the onset of rains. In a statement on Tuesday, ESCOM said the last load shedding… ...

Two youth develop solar energy solution

Jan 10, 2020 Richard Jimu 4 &

Two young people in Machinga have developed an innovative solar energy solution to deal with electricity challenges in the country. The two are Peter Mango and Bennict Kankhulungo. Through a company called Clean Energy Engineering… ...

MERA seeks to reduce electrical fire incidents

Dec 12, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says guidelines for electricity installations are important in the electricity supply industry to reduce risks of electrical fires and electrocution that cause damage to property and injury to humans. Board… ...

6 EGENCO generators down

Nov 29, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Six of the ten Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) diesel generators in Blantyre are down and the company is failing to fix them due to lack of spare parts. This was revealed during a visit by… ...

Govt wants 50% of Malawians to have access to electricity by 2030

Nov 28, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government says it wants to increase the electricity access rate to 50 percent from the current 11 percent by 2030. Minister of Natural Resources Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira said this on Wednesday during the… ...

Mutharika’s speech disrupted by power outage

Nov 08, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Power outage disrupted President Peter Mutharika’s speech at the University of Malawi Graduation ceremony in Zomba on Friday. Mutharika was delivering his speech at Chancellor College when the hall was hit by power failure, forcing… ...

Power cuts hit small businesses hard

Oct 17, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Operators of small businesses in Lilongwe say their businesses are being heavily affected by frequent blackouts the country is experiencing. During interviews, the businesspersons said it is difficult now to make profits because during the… ...

More blackouts as ESCOM implements rotational load-shedding

Oct 02, 2019 Richard Jimu 1 &

The Electricity Supply Commission Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has  implemented rotational load-shedding with customers now getting six hours of electricity a day. The power supplier says this is due to failure of two machines at… ...

Power supply has returned to normal – ESCOM

Sep 21, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power supply has returned to normal following restoration of three faulty machines at Kapichira Power Station that led to the return of blackouts over the past two… ...

World Bank gives Malawi, Mozambique K42 billion

Sep 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The World Bank has given Malawi and Mozambique U$57 million (about K42 billion) for the Mozambique-Malawi Regional Interconnector Project which will improve access to reliable electricity for Malawians. Out of the total amount, Malawi will… ...

I have proved doubters wrong – Mutharika

Jun 21, 2019 Macmillan Mhone 1 &

President Peter Mutharika says he has silenced his doubters by reducing blackouts in the country. Mutharika made the remarks when delivering his State of the Nation Address at Parliament Building in Lilongwe on Friday. The… ...

Malawi, Mozambique sign agreement on power interconnection

Apr 11, 2019 Johans Mumba 1 &

In a bid to address a chronic blackouts hitting the country, Malawi has signed technical and commercial agreements with Mozambique for the sharing of power. Speaking during the signing ceremony held at Bingu International Convention… ...

Mobile hydro electricity machine dates Blantyre

Mar 04, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre has become the first in the country to host micro hydro electricity machines used to generate power for household use. The machine that has been attached to a moving trailer… ...

Malawi paying for the sins of MCP’s 1989 administration: Tracing the origins of blackouts

Jan 28, 2019 KTC (PhD) 1 &

Malawi has been experiencing energy challenges in the past few years. It is a fact. Unfortunately, it is the current administration that has to shoulder the blame caused by the challenge. Before anything else, we… ...

Malawi adds 20 Megawatts to national grid

Dec 10, 2018 Russell Kondowe 3 &

Malawi has today added 20 Megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid and government hopes the additional power will reduce blackouts. The 20 MW have been added following the switching on of the Chipata-Mchinji… ...