Month: June 2022 Posts

ESCOM hikes blackouts

Jun 21, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has approved the request by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to increase electricity tariffs despite ESCOM delivering more blackouts than electricity to Malawi. The hike means customers will now… ...

ESCOM says 7-hour national power outage caused by vandalism

Jun 19, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says vandalism on its Nkula A to Blantyre 66 Kilovolts overhead line led to the seven-hour blackout last night. The power outage started at around 6pm and power… ...

Two fined for selling fuel close to ESCOM transformer

Jun 15, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered two men to pay a fine of K150,000 each or in default serve 18 months imprisonment with hard labour after they were found selling fuel near an… ...

Man found dead at Escom transformer in Blantyre

Jun 08, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A man was found dead on Tuesday morning inside the fence of a ground mounted Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) transformer at Nkolokoti in Blantyre. It is suspected that the man, who is yet… ...

Power outage hits Malawi

May 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says there is power outage countrywide due to a system shutdown. This is the second system shutdown resulting in countrywide power loss this month. In a statement this afternoon,… ...

Chakwera, Nyusi lay foundation stone for 400kv energy project

Apr 22, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, yesterday laid a foundation stone for the  400kv Mozambique-Malawi Transmission Project which aims at establishing a transmission link between the two countries in order to meet increasing… ...

ESCOM spends K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators

Apr 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has spent K117 billion on Aggreko diesel generators over the four past years, with K80 billion of the total amount being used to purchase diesel for the generators. ESCOM… ...

Malawians to experience more blackouts

Apr 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi is set to lose 78 Megawatts of electricity this week and power outages in the country will be lasting 8 hours per day, up from the current 6 hours. This is the case because… ...

Man found with stolen ESCOM equipment worth K30 million

Apr 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a Lunzu resident identified as John Nyalama, 43, for being found with Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) equipment valued at around K30 million. He was arrested on Friday April… ...

IPPs to benefit from Malawi, ATI agreement

Apr 03, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which the Malawi Government signed with African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) will benefit Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Power Market… ...

Grouping threatens legal action against ESCOM over electricity units scandal

Apr 02, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A civil society grouping has threatened legal action against Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) if the electricity supplier goes ahead with plans to claim payments from individuals and companies which bought prepaid units illegally… ...

Electricity connection fee already low in Malawi – ESCOM

Mar 23, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says the K93,200 electricity connection fee which customers pay is already lower than the actual average cost of K365,000 which is required for each new connection. The electricity supplier… ...

Malawi Energy Minister threatens to name MPs accused of siphoning fuel from ESCOM

Mar 10, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says some Members of Parliament (MPs) were part of a cartel that was illegally drawing fuel from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). He made the allegations today in Parliament… ...

Four arrested over vandalism of ESCOM transformer in Balaka

Mar 07, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested four people suspected of vandalising an ESCOM transformer and stealing its copper wire at Andiamo in Balaka District. The theft of the copper wire occurred on February 25,… ...

Three men jailed for tampering with ESCOM transformer

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Three men have been jailed 6 years each after the First Grade Magistrate's court sitting at Mponela in Dowa District found them guilty of vandalizing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformer. Mponela police prosecutor… ...