Month: November 2021 Posts

ESCOM’s WhatsApp line not working

Nov 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says its WhatsApp line for Blantyre has not been working since Friday due to a technical fault. The WhatsApp line, 0887 030 605, is for the call centre in… ...

ESCOM yatsutsa zoti ikufuna kukweza mtengo wamagetsi

Sep 16, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kampani yogulitsa magetsi mdziko muno ya Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) yatsutsa mwantu wagalu mphekesera yomwe ikumveka yoti ikufuna kukweza mtengo wa magetsi. Nkhaniyi ikutsatira mphekesera yomwe yakhala ikuveka kuyambira kumayambiliro kwa sabata ino… ...

Mentally ill man killed by live electrical wires

Sep 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 34-year-old man has died in Dedza today after being electrocuted by a power line. Police say the man had a tendency of climbing ESCOM power poles. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has… ...

New ESCOM House to cost K15 billion

Aug 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) plans to build a K15 billion 20-storey office building to replace the building which was damaged by fire in 2013. On Friday, the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Public… ...

Board rejects Govt’s pick for ESCOM CEO role

Jun 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The board of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has refused to appoint a candidate who came fourth during interviews for the role of ESCOM chief executive officer, amid pressure from the government. According to… ...

Man holds vigil at ESCOM over blackout

Jun 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Blantyre resident on Friday held a vigil at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) offices over blackout at his home. The man, Christopher  Mlelemba, said electricity  units at is house run out on Thursday… ...

EGENCO shuts down Nkula B

Dec 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has shut down Nkula B power station, leading to power cuts across the country. According to EGENCO, the shutdown has been caused by a burst pipe on a machine at the… ...