Month: February 2018 Posts

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… ...

55MW power supply is the start of ending poverty – Mutharika

Jan 31, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 56 &

President Peter Mutharika has said his government is ending Malawi's electricity problems hence opening a pathway to poverty eradication. Mutharika made the remarks on Wednesday during commissioning of 55 megawatts power supply at Chichiri in… ...

Activist worried over blackouts in prisons

Jan 17, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

A prisoner’s rights activist has expressed disappointment over frequent power cuts in prisons. According to the activist, Victor Mhango, the power outages in the country's prisons are leading to inmates sleeping on empty stomachs. Mhango… ...

Kapito hails new Escom load shedding schedule

Jan 09, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 36 &

The country's well known consumer rights activist John Kapito has hailed the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) for the new load shedding schedule. Earlier this week, Escom published a new load shedding programme that… ...

Electricity improving: Malawians to have 14 hours of power

Jan 08, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 86 &

After supplying power for 8 hours a day in the last months of 2017, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has revised the load shedding program from 8 hours of electricity to 14 hours… ...

Santa ESCOM: Keeps the switch on for Christmas

Dec 26, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 84 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) provided electricity to Malawians on Christmas Day. Malawians have for the past months been experiencing blackouts lasting over 24 hours. But on Christmas Day ESCOM managed to provide power… ...

SRFA laments closure of Escom Ground

Dec 23, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Southern Region Football Association (SRFA) has lamented the closure of Escom ground, saying it will worsen the problem of inadequate venues in Blantyre. A visit to the site shows that construction works are underway… ...