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Malawians to experience 15 hours of blackout on Sunday

Feb 18, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &
Nkula Power plant The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says domestic users in most parts of the country, will this Sunday 19th February be subjected to 15 hours of blackout as the whole country… ...

Government to restore partial generation of power at Kapichira

Feb 18, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &
President Lazarus Chakwera says partial generation of power at Kapichira Power Station will be restored by the end of March. The power plant was damaged last year following floods that hit Southern Region of Malawi.… ...

Malawi has only 193MW of electricity available

Feb 13, 2023 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says the electricity situation in Malawi is still in an emergency mode, with  only 193 Megawatts (MW) of hydro capacity available against a system demand of 300MW. ESCOM said… ...

Rain causes nationwide blackout in Malawi

Feb 12, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says heavy flow of water at power stations led to a system shutdown on Sunday afternoon. Malawi experienced a nationwide power blackout that started at around 2:30pm today. According… ...

ESCOM says new lighting tubes will help reduce loadshedding

Feb 10, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has encouraged industrial and commercial customers to start using energy efficient lighting tubes,  saying the tubes will help customers reduce their electricity bills and assist ESCOM to minimize levels… ...

ESCOM says power outage will last about 10 hours today

Jan 29, 2023 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will implement prolonged loadshedding lasting about 10 hours today due to a further reduction in power supply. According to ESCOM, hydro-power supplier, EGENCO, will undertake maintenance… ...

Government looks to get 40 megawatts from Zoa Falls

Jan 14, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &
Malawi Government says it plans to use Zoa Falls for power generation where it will get 40 megawatts to add to the national grid. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, disclosed this on Thursday when he… ...

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).… ...

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… ...
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