Month: March 2023 Posts

Four arrested over illegal electricity connections

Mar 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been arrested in Lilongwe for impersonating Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employees and conducting illegal electricity connections. The four are Dick Paul, Davi Nyirenda, Kelgon Phonela and Maluwa Mzumala They were… ...

ESCOM says damaged transmission network has been restored

Mar 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says transmission network that was damaged by Cyclone Freddy earlier this week has been fully restored. This is according ESCOM’s Friday press statement which indicates that the restoration… ...

ESCOM yakana kuti ikulumikiza magetsi mwaulere

Mar 08, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Pamene anthu ena chimwemwe chinadzadza tsaya kuti nyumba zawo zilumikizidwa magetsi mwaulere, kampani yogulitsa mphamvu za magetsi ya Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) yatsutsa malipoti oti yayamba kulumikiza magetsi mwaulere kwa aMalawi. Kumayambiliro kwa… ...

Energy Minister condemns vandalism of Escom property

Mar 06, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Energy  Ibrahim Matola has condemned the vandalism of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) property such as electricity poles and wires, describing the conduct as retrogressive. The Minister said this yesterday at Dzalanyama… ...

Man arrested over vandalism of ESCOM poles and wires worth K9.8m

Mar 05, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 26-year-old man is in police custody at Lilongwe Police Station for cutting down Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) poles, also known as spans, and for theft of 1500 metres of conductor wires all… ...

Thugs cut down eight Escom poles in Lilongwe

Mar 04, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Thugs have cut down eight Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) poles in Lilongwe. ESCOM spokesperson Kitty Chingoa has confirmed. She said the incident happened on Escom lines that are between Dedza and Dzalanyama. It… ...

Govt under fire for importing electricity poles

Feb 28, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Ministry of Energy has come under fire from the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance and Public Sector Reforms for allowing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to purchase electricity poles from outside the country instead… ...