Month: January 2024 Posts

National power outage hits Malawi

Jan 09, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A system shutdown has caused a countrywide power outage in Malawi this afternoon. Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which distributes power has confirmed that it has experienced a system shutdown at 1:45PM on Tuesday,… ...

Escom employees fired after demanding salary hike

Jan 08, 2024 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has fired 13 employees for participating in a strike to demand salary increase. The electricity company faulted the employees for using company property such as vehicles without authorisation during… ...

Magetsi avuta pa chipatala cha Mzimba

Jan 06, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Chipatala cha Mzimba chikumagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zosachepera K800,00 pa tsiku kugula mafuta a jenereta kamba ka vuto la kuthimathima kwa magetsi pachipatalachi. Malawi24 yapeza kuti chipatala cha chachikulu cha boma la Mzimba chikumagula malita a… ...

Egenco to shut down Tedzani Hydro Power Station on Sunday

Jan 04, 2024 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says it will shut down Tedzani Hydro Power Station on Sunday, 7 January, 2024 from 06:00am to 04:00pm which will lead to inadequate power supply. Egenco has said in a statement… ...

Suspect caught on electricity pole tampering with Escom property

Dec 29, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 34-year-old man identified as Samson Ngalande has been arrested in Blantyre after Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) technicians found him on an electricity pole tampering with Escom property. A video shared on social… ...

Suspected thief electrocuted at Illovo in Chikwawa

Dec 16, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 30-year-old man has died after being electrocuted at Illovo Area 1 compound in Chikwawa where he allegedly went to steal electrical cables. The deceased has been identified as Alfred Bela of Matelekera Village Traditional… ...

Malawi Government suspends 40.9 percent electricity hike

Dec 01, 2023 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

The Malawi Government has temporarily suspended the 40.9 percent electricity tariff which was implemented after the Reserve Bank of Malawi announced the 44 percent  devaluation of Malawi Kwacha. Speaking in Blantyre today,  Minister of Energy… ...