Month: March 2018 Posts

Escom calls for World Earth Hour observance

Mar 22, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Ironic enough, not so? That when blackouts are rife already, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is ringing calls for Malawians to take part in World Earth Hour which sees users switch off lights… ...

ESCOM requests water from Govt

Mar 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has requested government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development to increase the flow of water in the Shire River. In a letter dated March 15… ...

20MW generators arrive in Blantyre

Mar 15, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Amid efforts to completely deal with continued blackouts, the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has procured ten generators which have arrived at Mapanga Substation in Blantyre. Blantyre residents on Wednesday witnessed the arrival of the standby… ...

EGENCO eyes power all day with 70 megawatts

Mar 15, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has disclosed that the country needs 70 megawatts for citizens to have power all day across the country. Confirming the development, EGENCO spokesperson Moses Gwaza said the electricity generating company is… ...

Dry Tuesday: no water in Blantyre

Mar 12, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 4 &

The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has announced that there will be no water supply in the city on Tuesday. According to BWB, the water supplier will shut down Walkers Ferry Pumping Station on Tuesday 13th… ...

Man nabbed for cutting Escom pole

Feb 19, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 30 &

Police in Blantyre on Sunday evening arrested a 39 year old man for cutting down an electricity pole. According to Blantyre police publicist Augustus Nkhwazi, the suspect Focus Billiati who is a resident of Manase… ...

Mutharika’s 55 MW generators only working at Sanjika

Feb 02, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 67 &

Just hours after President Peter Mutharika commissioned 55 megawatts of electricity from diesel powered generators, a section of Malawians have hit at the President. In a survey that Malawi24 conducted, residents of Blantyre lamented that… ...