Month: August 2022 Posts

DPP responsible for blackouts – Chakwera’s administration claims

Aug 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola claims that the previous administration of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and former President Peter Mutharika are responsible for incessant blackouts. Speaking yesterday at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Matola… ...

Malawi blackouts move Energy Minister to tears

Aug 26, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola broke down in tears at a press conference today where his ministry as well as electricity companies, EGENCO and ESCOM, failed to provide an immediate solution to persistent blackouts.… ...

Government rues persistent national blackouts

Aug 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

By Mike Van Kamande Government says last weekend’s national blackouts were an epitome of disgrace as energy is one of the most important sectors of society hence the need to invest more in the sector.… ...

Chakwera: I have told Minister of Energy to find out cause of nationwide blackout

Aug 22, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Matola meeting EGENCO officials today President Lazarus Chakwera says he has deployed the Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola to hold meetings with the heads of ESCOM and EGENCO to get to the bottom of nationwide… ...

Energy Minister says regional integration ideal for sustainable energy for all

Aug 04, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has stressed the need to have regional integration in the energy sector so as to achieve sustainable energy for all as articulated in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).… ...

People in my constituency need electricity — Vuwa Kaunda

Jul 28, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament Symon Vuwa Kaunda has complained that most areas in his  Nkhata Bay Central Constituency do not have electricity and he has asked Government through the Ministry of Energy… ...

Man builds hydropower station which provides electricity to 100 homes

Jul 26, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 6 &

John Sayilence led his community in building a hydropower plant that currently provides electricity to about 100 households at Mantchewe, Traditional Authority Kachulu in Rumphi. Sayilence, a secondary school dropout, built the Chipopoma hydropower plant… ...