Month: August 2022 Posts

Blackout to last 14 hours on Sunday

Aug 31, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that Malawians should expect prolonged loadshedding this Sunday as there will be emergency maintenance works at its power plants. In a statement today, ESCOM has said the… ...

DPP responsible for blackouts – Chakwera’s administration claims

Aug 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola claims that the previous administration of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and former President Peter Mutharika are responsible for incessant blackouts. Speaking yesterday at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Matola… ...

Government rues persistent national blackouts

Aug 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

By Mike Van Kamande Government says last weekend’s national blackouts were an epitome of disgrace as energy is one of the most important sectors of society hence the need to invest more in the sector.… ...

Creation of more electricity companies has piled costs on consumers – ESCOM

Aug 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says there are many companies governing about 400 Megawatts in the electricity sector and this is pilling costs on the consumer. ESCOM officials led by Chief executive officer Kamkwamba… ...

Chakwera: I have told Minister of Energy to find out cause of nationwide blackout

Aug 22, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Matola meeting EGENCO officials today President Lazarus Chakwera says he has deployed the Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola to hold meetings with the heads of ESCOM and EGENCO to get to the bottom of nationwide… ...

Electricity woes worsen in Malawi

Aug 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) have come under fire from Malawians over extended hours of blackouts. Malawians have taken to social media to complain about blackouts which have worsened… ...

Kumwenda wabodza: ESCOM CEO bloated figures, says Parliament

Aug 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Kumwenda Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) chief executive officer Kamkwamba Kumwenda bloated figures when he claimed that ESCOM buys electricity at K140 per kilowatt hour (kwh). Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change… ...