Month: January 2023 Posts

Government looks to get 40 megawatts from Zoa Falls

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

Malawi Government says it plans to use Zoa Falls for power generation where it will get 40 megawatts to add to the national grid. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, disclosed this on Thursday when he… ...

Two arrested in Phalombe for stealing ESCOM wires

Jan 09, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two people have been arrested in Phalombe for stealing bundles of copper wire belonging to Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). The suspects are Lovemore Chitekwe aged 38 and Isaac Mdala, 47. District Police spokesperson… ...

ESCOM to connect electricity to grass-thatched houses

Dec 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has launched a US$70 million project to connect electricity to 180,000 houses in the next two years, including connections to thousands of grass-thatched houses across the country. The Malawi… ...

Repairs at Nkula completed — EGENCO

Dec 17, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it has completed the repairs which led to the shutdown of Nkula B Power Station and blackouts lasting over 17 hours a day. The maintenance works of a damaged bypass… ...

Malawi power woes to worsen starting Thursday

Dec 13, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) customers will experience at least 17.5 hours of loadshedding per day from Thursday, 15 December to Monday, 19 December as the 100 Megawatt Nkula B Power Station will be… ...

ESCOM investigating cause of today’s nationwide blackout

Nov 26, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is is investigating the actual cause of a system failure that led to a nationwide blackout this morning. ESCOM's system shut down suddenly at 11:44 this morning,… ...

Teams scrap for top four finish as Bullets edge closer to title defense

Oct 29, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

With the 2022 TNM Super League nearing its end, this weekend’s round of matches will give a clearer indication of what the final log standings might just look like. Nyasa Big Bullets return to league… ...