Month: July 2016 Posts

Cama not happy with ESCOM

Jul 06, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has decried the shortage of selling points for electricity prepaid units. This is coming at a time when Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is installing prepaid meters for… ...

MCP fights for Escom workers

Jun 24, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 32 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has asked government to make sure that there will be no job losses at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) when the company splits into two. MCP Member of Parliament… ...

Electricity blackouts to end in three years – Mutharika

May 17, 2016 Martha Chikoti 100 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has promised that blackouts which are currently a norm in the country will be history in three years. Mutharika made the remarks at Trade Fair Grounds in Blantyre today when he… ...

Two jailed for stealing Escom cables

Apr 10, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

Two men have been sentenced to nine months imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) cables. The two, Amidu Kazembe and Ernest Hananiya, admitted that they stole Escom… ...

Blantyre Water Board to hike water tariffs

Apr 06, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is considering raising water tariffs in the wake of high electricity bills the board is paying to the Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (Escom). This comes amid incessant worries BWB has… ...

Malawi to face more blackouts this year

Apr 06, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 96 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says Malawians should expect more power cuts following the dry spell Malawi has experienced this year. According to Escom board chairperson Jean Mathanga, the rains this growing season… ...

CAMA loses electricity tariff hike case

Mar 30, 2016 Luke Bisani 53 &

The Lilongwe high court has ruled that the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) can hike electricity tariffs since the cost of production has gone high following the devaluation of the kwacha. In December, Malawi… ...