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Prolonged power outage irks Mwima residents in Balaka

Jun 27, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

People residing around Mwima Trading Centre in Balaka District have expressed dismay over delay by the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to restore power supply at the trading centre, five months after a transformer… ...

ESCOM employees to undergo mandatory alcohol, drug screening

Jun 26, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will with immediate effect start conducting random mandatory alcohol and other drug screening tests for all its employees and anyone doing business with the corporation. This… ...

ESCOM wants electricity tariff increased by 69.7%

Jun 14, 2023 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has submitted an application in which it is asking the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to approve a 69.7% electricity tariff increase. According to a statement from MERA, the… ...

ESCOM employees netted for illegally connecting electricity to lodge, houses

Jun 07, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Namadzi Police in Chiradzulu have arrested four people including two ESCOM employees and an ex-employee for being suspected to have illegally connected electricity to a lodge and houses. Chiradzulu police publicist Constable Cosmas Kagulo has… ...

ESCOM to reconfigure electricity metres

May 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will from next month start upgrading the electricity recharge token system for prepaid metres. This is according to ESCOM Chief Operating Officer Maxwell Mulimakwenda who was speaking… ...

EGENCO says Kapichira restoration has cost K11 billion

May 11, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says works to restore 129.6 megawatt Kapichira power Station in Chikwawa have cost K11 billion. Kapichira Power Station suffered the effects of cyclone Ana in January last year which resulted into… ...

ESCOM prepaid system down since yesterday

Apr 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is working to restore its prepaid vending system which has been down since Sunday. In a statement yesterday, ESCOM said a technical problem has resulted in failure… ...