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Angry residents storm ESCOM offices over power outage

Mar 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Residents of Gong'onda, Magombo and Madulira villages in Machinjiri today stormed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) offices in Blantyre to show their anger over the electricity supplier's failure to fix a faulty transformer. The… ...

SunnyMoney seeks to improve access to clean energy in Chitipa

Feb 10, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi SunnyMoney, a social enterprise, says it is committed to providing clean energy access in remote communities and improving the welfare of women that are organized in groups commonly known as Veseles in… ...

EGENCO to shut down Nkula Power Station

Feb 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) will shut down Nkula Power Station for eight hours between tonight and tomorrow morning, which means 136 MW will not be available for generation. Nkula A and Be… ...

Concerns over safety of EGENCO workers tasked with removing trash

Feb 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There are concerns over safety of Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) workers who are removing debris at the company’s power stations. A video posted on social media show workers, wearing reflector vests and standing about a… ...

Kalindo granted bail

Jan 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Leader of anti-government protests Bon Kalindo has been granted bail, a week after his arrest over illegal electricity connection. Senior Resident Magistrate Florence Msekandiana in Lilongwe has ordered the release of Kalindo on conditions that… ...

Sitikudziwa kuti musiya kukhala mu mdima liti – yatelo EGENCO

Jan 27, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kampani yopanga magetsi mdziko muno ya Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) yati siikudziwa kuti vuto lakuzimazima kwa magetsi, lomwe layamba kaamba ka mvula yamphamvu, litha liti. Nkhaniyi ikutsatira kuzimitsidwa kwa makina m ’malo ena opangira magetsi… ...

Malawi Power outage: Egenco not sure when situation will normalize

Jan 26, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says power generation has improved since yesterday as the company has 168 Megawatts available for generation and has been able to send 109 Megawatts for distribution but the company does not… ...