Month: June 2021 Posts

‘Poor Malawians will suffer due to expensive fuel supply contracts’

Jun 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A social commentator says pump prices will go up to unsustainable levels and poor Malawians will pay if National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) sticks with expensive fuel suppliers. Mulotwa Mulotwa says there is a… ...

Parliament adopts report on fuel procurement

May 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament has adopted a report which recommends National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) to go ahead with the procurement of fuel in line with laws and also recommends the dissolution of the Malawi Energy Regulatory… ...

MERA, Lilongwe Water Board shortlist unqualified candidates

May 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A whistleblower has revealed that the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) and the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) have been shortlisting candidates that are unqualified for the senior positions of chief executive officers, a procedure faulted… ...

Petrol to hit K1,000 a litre

May 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is 'No Through Road to Canaan' if reports currently rife on social media that Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) is contemplating another fuel hike with Petrol billed at K1,000 per litre are credible. According… ...

Brace for a fuel crisis, NOCMA warns Malawi

May 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has warned that Malawi is on the brink of a fuel crisis. NOCMA deputy chief executive officer Helen Buluma said the crisis which could begin by end June will… ...

ESCOM taken to task over electricity tariff hike

Apr 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources has told Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to apologize to Malawians over the recent tariff hike. The committee has also demanded the electricity supplier to suspend the price… ...

Gas price goes up

Apr 16, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has raised the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas due to the depreciation of the Kwacha against the Rand. The price of gas has been adjusted upwards to K2065.00 from… ...