Month: June 2022 Posts

Fuel is cheap here – NOCMA’s Buluma defends hike

Jun 25, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi  (NOCMA) deputy Chief Executive Officer Helen Buluma has defended the fuel price increase, saying the current prices are not high as Petrol price was supposed to be at K3,500 per… ...

Fuel price hike will hit Malawi consumers hard

Jun 23, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the decision by Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to hike fuel prices will worsen the living standards of Malawians who are already struggling to make ends… ...

Fuel prices go up in Malawi

Jun 22, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has hiked prices of petrol, diesel and paraffin. Petrol which was at K1,380 per litre is now at K1,999. Diesel price has been increased from K1,470 per litre to… ...

Rail transportation of fuel likely to reduce prices – PIL  

Jun 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) says transportation of fuel by rail will likely reduce the commodity's prices in Malawi. PIL General Manager, Martin Msimuko, said  in an interview with Malawi24 that rail transportation is cost effective… ...

Kubweretsa mafuta pa sitima yapamtunda kutha kupangitsa kuti mtengo utsike

Jun 18, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Bungwe la Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) lati kuyamba  kubweretsa mafuta pa sitima yapamtunda kutha kupangitsa kuti mtengo wamafuta utsike m’dziko muno. Mkulu wa kampani ya Petroleum Importers Limited m’dziko muno a Martin Msimuko ndiwomwe anena… ...

Two fined for selling fuel close to ESCOM transformer

Jun 15, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered two men to pay a fine of K150,000 each or in default serve 18 months imprisonment with hard labour after they were found selling fuel near an… ...

MERA maintains fuel prices

May 07, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has today maintained fuel prices at K1,380 per litre for Petrol, K1,470 for Diesel and K956 for Paraffin. According to MERA, in the month of April 2022, average Free on… ...

NOCMA gives go ahead to local transporters to bring fuel

May 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government through National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has granted permission to some transporter associations to bring fuel into the country after they successfully passed tests. The associations are Transporters Association of Malawi (TAM), RTOA,… ...

Malawi Airlines ‘doesn’t know’ its fuel supplier

Apr 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Described as a minibus operator over its conduct, Malawi Airlines has apologized to Puma for wrongly saying it’s the airline’s fuel supplier whose jet oil reserves have run dry. In a press statement released earlier… ...

Fuel shortage hits Malawi Airlines

Apr 23, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawi Airlines says all its flight operations will be affected for a couple of days due to low fuel stock. In a press statement released today, the airline said its local fuel supplier PUMA has… ...

PIL assures Malawians of adequate fuel

Apr 21, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) says shortage of forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have greatly affected importation of fuel but the company has assured consumers that it is doing its best to… ...

Center for Social Concern says fuel price hike likely to push up poverty levels

Apr 13, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

A local Civil Society Organisation, Center for Social Concern, says the rise in fuel prices in the country has potential to worsen poverty levels of low income earning Malawians who are currently struggling to make… ...

Malawi’s fuel prices cheaper than UK, says MERA

Apr 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) insists that the country is selling its fuel at the cheapest rate than most countries such as the United Kingdom. MERA Chief Executive Officer Henry Kachaje made the claim at… ...

Fuel prices go up in Malawi

Apr 10, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has increased price of Petrol by 20 percent and price of diesel by 31.25 percent. MERA announced the increase in a statement early today. Price of Petrol has been… ...

Malawi cabinet minister verbally attacks journalist

Apr 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter says Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola yesterday verbally attacked a journalist, accusing her of being an agent of the opposition after she asked questions on fuel.… ...