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Two arrested in Phalombe for stealing ESCOM wires

Jan 09, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two people have been arrested in Phalombe for stealing bundles of copper wire belonging to Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). The suspects are Lovemore Chitekwe aged 38 and Isaac Mdala, 47. District Police spokesperson… ...

ESCOM to connect electricity to grass-thatched houses

Dec 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has launched a US$70 million project to connect electricity to 180,000 houses in the next two years, including connections to thousands of grass-thatched houses across the country. The Malawi… ...

Malawi power woes to worsen starting Thursday

Dec 13, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) customers will experience at least 17.5 hours of loadshedding per day from Thursday, 15 December to Monday, 19 December as the 100 Megawatt Nkula B Power Station will be… ...

ESCOM investigating cause of today’s nationwide blackout

Nov 26, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is is investigating the actual cause of a system failure that led to a nationwide blackout this morning. ESCOM's system shut down suddenly at 11:44 this morning,… ...

5 arrested for attempting to steal oil from Escom transformer

Oct 13, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested five people after they were caught red-handed with jerrycans in an attempt to siphon oil from an Escom transformer. Confirming the development was Blantyre police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama… ...

New UNIMA Students’ Council president pledges to engage ESCOM over blackouts

Oct 01, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) students have elected Humble C Banda as president of the Students Representative Council and Banda has pledged to engage Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) so that UNIMA campus should be… ...

Malawi to have up to 19 hours of blackout on Sundays

Sep 23, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Starting this Sunday, September 25 until October 30, Malawi will be experiencing up to 19 hours of blackout every Sunday. This is according to Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM).… ...