At a time power blackouts are crippling industrial production, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Aggrey Masi has challenged […]
Escom paints darker energy picture
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has painted a gloomy picture for the country’s power situation, stating that the current […]
Politicking with energy: no new power stuggle
In 2004, nationwide power disruption hit Capital Hotel in Lilongwe when presidents of Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania were launching Mtwala […]
Ministry backs Escom
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has backed Escom, telling a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that the power utility […]
Hydrological and environmental impact of deforestation
Extensive deforestation in catchments in Malawi has led to land degradation leading to ectrensive erosion and gullies. Deforestation has also […]
Escom opens Phombeya-Nkhoma power line
Escom has commissioned the 400 kilovolts power transmission line from Phombeya Substation in Balaka to Nkhoma Substation in Lilongwe. Briefing […]
population, poverty, wood energy, tobacco growing and brick making
In this three-part development series on deforestation in Malawi, Dr Kenneth Wiyo, Associate Prfessor in Land and Water Management at […]
Clarification on the Nkhoma power sub-station
ESCOM Limited wishes to clarify a misrepresentation of facts in a news story that was carried in The Nation Newspaper […]
“Power outages: An opportunity for insurers”
Perhaps one of the most pressing challenges facing the Malawian economy in 2016 and beyond is maintaining the structural integrity […]
“Arts react to electricity woes”
Some Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed firms expect their profits for the period ending December 31 2017 to be higher than […]