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ESCOM employee dies after falling from pole

May 29, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A power linesman for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has died after falling from a pole at Mponela in Dowa District. The 40-year-old ESCOM employee died on Sunday while working at the pole.… ...

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… ...

ESCOM Fires Employee for 2020 Facebook Post Criticizing Loadshedding under Chakwera

May 13, 2023 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

In a shocking turn of events, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has terminated an employee's contract over a 2020 Facebook post criticizing the Chakwera administration's failure to end loadshedding. The termination is seen… ...

Two people arrested for stealing ESCOM cables at Health Centre

May 06, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa are keeping in custody two men, identified as Steven Hama, 50, and Alfred Shera, 48, for allegedly stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) cables valued at K1.2 million at… ...

ESCOM neglects dangerous electricity pole in Mzuzu

Apr 26, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Councillor in Mzuzu says Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has been neglecting an electricity pole which has been in a leaning position for three weeks and is posing danger to residents at Chibavi… ...

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… ...

Malawi Energy Minister assures of minimal load shedding

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

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has assured the general public that the available electricity generation capacity in Malawi is sufficient to meet the country’s power demand. Speaking when the Ministry, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and… ...

Man jailed 3 years for vandalizing ESCOM property

Apr 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to three years and four months imprisonment for being found guilty of vandalizing property belonging to the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi… ...

Mdima tathana nawo, magetsi akusefukira – yatero EGENCO

Apr 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kampani yopanga magetsi ya Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) yatsimikizira mtundu wa aMalawi kuti ayiwale zakuthimathima kwa magetsi ponena kuti magetsi achuluka ndipo akuchita kusefukira. Izi ndi malingana ndi mkulu wa EGENCO a William Liabunya omwe… ...

EGENCO restores Kapichira Power Station

Apr 06, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited says it has restored Kapichira Power Station which was damaged by floods last year. In an interview with this publication, EGENCO public relations officer Moses Gwaza said the development… ...

Globe Internet employee dies after being electrocuted in Lilongwe

Mar 24, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A 26-year-old Globe Internet employee died yesterday at Area 10 in Lilongwe after getting into contact with a power line while connecting fibre cables. Assistant Public Relation Officer for Lingadzi Police Station Constable Maria Kumwenda… ...

Four arrested over illegal electricity connections

Mar 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been arrested in Lilongwe for impersonating Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employees and conducting illegal electricity connections. The four are Dick Paul, Davi Nyirenda, Kelgon Phonela and Maluwa Mzumala They were… ...

ESCOM says damaged transmission network has been restored

Mar 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says transmission network that was damaged by Cyclone Freddy earlier this week has been fully restored. This is according ESCOM’s Friday press statement which indicates that the restoration… ...

ESCOM yakana kuti ikulumikiza magetsi mwaulere

Mar 08, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Pamene anthu ena chimwemwe chinadzadza tsaya kuti nyumba zawo zilumikizidwa magetsi mwaulere, kampani yogulitsa mphamvu za magetsi ya Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) yatsutsa malipoti oti yayamba kulumikiza magetsi mwaulere kwa aMalawi. Kumayambiliro kwa… ...

Energy Minister condemns vandalism of Escom property

Mar 06, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has condemned the vandalism of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) property such as electricity poles and wires, describing the conduct as retrogressive. The Minister said this yesterday at Dzalanyama… ...