Month: March 2016 Posts

Fuel price hike scares Malawians

Mar 05, 2016 Luke Bisani 30 &

Malawians have expressed shock over the hike in fuel prices arguing that it will raise the cost of living. On Thursday, Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) announced that fuel prices have been adjusted following a… ...

Breaking: Fuel prices raised

Mar 03, 2016 Aubrey Makina 375 &

Fuel prices have effective tonight gone up in Malawi, Malawi24 can exclusively reveal. Information that we have indicates that the stability of oil prices globally has prompted the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to assent to… ...

Electricity tariffs raised amid continued blackouts

Dec 24, 2015 Richard Jimu 48 &

At a time when many Malawians are sending public outcries on incessant electricity blackouts, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Board has revealed that electricity tariffs will go up from January 1 2016. Reports say that the… ...

Electricity price raised

Oct 29, 2015 Richard Jimu 69 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has approved an increase in electricity tariffs to K40.59 from K35.69 per kilowatt effective November 1, Malawi24 has learnt. This means power prices have been raised by 13.73%. Reports say… ...

ESCOM,MERA in a cold war

Sep 26, 2015 Thula Chisamba 9 &

Reports have emerged suggesting a broken relationship between Electricity Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) and its regulator Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Sources close to ESCOM told our reporter that officials from the two bodies are… ...