Month: November 2023 Posts

High electricity tariff worries Parliamentary committee

Nov 29, 2023 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

Chairperson of Natural Resource and Cimate Change Committee of Parliament Welani Chilenga says the recent hike in electricity tariff and the price of gas will affect the country’s plans to reduce the use of charcoal.… ...

Government introduces Special Agriculture Electricity Tariff

Nov 25, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has described the newly introduced special agriculture electricity tariff as an initiative anchored at facilitating and promoting agro-industrialisation in the country. Matola said this at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC)… ...

Electricity tariff hike is a threat to environment

Nov 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As Malawi seeks to increase access to clean and affordable energy to protect the environment, experts are describing the recent electricity tariff increase as very retrogressive. On Friday 10 November, 2023, the Malawi Energy Regulatory… ...

Load shedding starts on Monday in Malawi

Nov 11, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power outages lasting over three hours per day will hit Malawi from Monday, 13 November to Sunday, 19 November, 2023. Escom has said this today in a statement… ...

Innovator of Kasangazi Hydro-power Station cries foul

Nov 10, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Colrerd Nkosi, the 39-year-old innovator behind Kasangazi Hydro-power Station in Mzimba, has complained that Malawi Government officials are not involving him in meetings regarding the upgrading of his own hydropower station.  Speaking during in an… ...

Chakwera administration hikes fuel prices, electricity tariff

Nov 10, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration through the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has hiked fuel prices and electricity tariff by more than 44 percent following the fall of the Malawi Kwacha against the United States dollar.… ...

Blackouts lasting 7 hours to hit Malawi this weekend

Oct 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says people in the country should expect blackouts lasting at least 7 hours on Saturday and Sunday. Escom has said in a statement that the blackouts are due to… ...