Month: April 2021 Posts

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… ...

EGENCO cancels tender process for construction of three houses worth K707 million

Dec 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has withdrawn a notice to award contracts which would have seen the electricity company spending K707 million for construction of three houses. The government owned company issued a notice last week… ...

Escom cuts power at AHL Mzuzu, Limbe

Dec 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has cut power at Auction Holdings Limited's (AHL) Mzuzu and Limbe Auction Floors over non-payment of bills. One of the workers at the company confirmed, saying the power supplier… ...

MERA seeks to flush out uncertified electrical installers in Karonga

Oct 16, 2020 Andrew Mwenelupembe 0 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says the energy industry is cluttered with uncertified electrical installers who pose a threat to consumers of electricity as the installers' substandard work can result to fire accidents and… ...

Government for affordable, renewable and reliable energy

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By  Blackson Mkupatira - Mana Government has begun engaging investors in the energy sector to discuss means of generating affordable and reliable electricity in the country. Minister of Energy, Newton Kambala said the country is… ...

We want to end blackouts once and for all – Chilima

Jul 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says government is putting in place mechanisms that will ensure the end of blackouts and the availability of surplus power which will ably sustain the manufacturing industries in the country. The… ...