Month: December 2016 Posts

Uninterrupted power supply worries Malawians

Dec 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

After enduring a bout of long hours of power blackouts, Malawians have taken to the social media to express surprise at the uninterrupted power supply they have been subjected to for the past two days.… ...

More rains required to end blackouts – ESCOM

Dec 02, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 83 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has clarified that more rains are required for the power outages to come to an end. This follows an outcry from the citizenry on the static nature of the… ...

Small businesses hit hard by blackouts

Nov 14, 2016 Thula Chisamba 6 &

At a time blackouts are blamed for affecting businesses in the country, members of small and medium business enterprises have added their cry on the issue. Speaking in random interviews on Sunday, members of small… ...

Another barrage of mockery to ESCOM – from KFC

Oct 14, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 7 &

Electricity Supply of Malawi (ESCOM) has become an easy target for anyone who want to utilize their trolling skills as multinational company KFC has become the latest to throw a shade at the electricity supplier.… ...

ESCOM woes : Candle sets on fire a house in Lilongwe

Oct 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 51 &

As power shortages continue to get worse with every passing day and ESCOM seeming clueless in how to tackle them, a house has become ashes after it caught fire from a candle that was used… ...

Mozambique Traditional doctor wants to end blackouts in Malawi

Oct 10, 2016 Luke Bisani 220 &

An advert on social media shows that a traditional doctor from Mozambique is selling 'charms' that he claims will stop incessant blackouts in Malawi. The doctor, Rio Lodzani, has disclosed that he is in Malawi… ...

MERA blocks Escom from hiking electricity tariffs

Oct 09, 2016 Luke Bisani 99 &

… says Escom already makes enough money to improve services The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has blocked Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) from implementing a hike of electricity tariffs arguing that the supplier… ...