Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale says government will spend K5 billion to rehabilitate all irrigation schemes that were damaged by […]
K3 trillion needed to meet energy targets
Malawi needs about $3 billion (about K3 trillion) to meet targets for energy connections and demands prescribed in Malawi 2063, […]
Press Corporation plc in K53 billion solar project
MANGANI—We are setting up a special purpose vehicle SHARE By Mc Donald Chapalapata, contributor: Conglomerate Press Corporation plc (PCL) plans […]
MCCCI trashes Escom on tariff increment proposal
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has quashed State-run Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom)’s proposal to […]
Escom taken to task on tariff hike plan
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi’s (Escom) proposal to increase electricity tariff by 69.7 percent over a four-year period faced criticism […]
Cyclone survivors’ grief as aid wanes
In March, Cyclone Freddy dumped floods across Malawi’s Southern Region, disrupting the livelihoods of nearly 2.2 million people. Marita Chingamuka […]
Escom to increase power output in Lilongwe
The Electricity Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it will increase its power output in Lilongwe following the rehabilitation of some […]
Fuel consumption rises amid mild imports—Mera
Consumption of diesel and petrol jumped by 35 percent and 25 percent, respectively between the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial year, […]
Chikwawa people decry vandalised transformer
Communities around Jombo Trading Centre in Chikwawa District have bemoaned delays by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to replace […]
Survivor ‘invents’ flood detector
As disasters become more frequent and devastating due to climate change, a 17-year-old horrified by the 2015 flooding has invented […]