Twelve months ago President Peter Mutharika, minutes after a ‘surprise’ storming of a rare Escom and Egenco joint board meeting, […]
Prolonged load-shedding, a cost to business—MCCCI
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has described the extended load-shedding hours recently effected by Escom […]
Escom loses K100m to illegal connections
The Electricty Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has said it has lost about K100 million to ellegal connections in the […]
Lighting rural communities and reducing greenhouse gas emission in Africa and Asia
Panasonic Corporation, one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) today with a commitment […]
Department engages chiefs to protect forests
Chiefs from Mulanje and the Department of Forestry on Thursday held a meeting where they strategised on how to conserve […]
Bolero farmers in renewable energy project
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) is supporting farmers from Bolero in Rumphi in producing biogas from […]
Consumers decry extended load shedding
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have decried the extended load shedding from six hours to at least nine hours, saying […]
Electrifying Africa’s labour market
Africa is on the verge of an unemployment crisis portending profound economic, political, and social ramifications. But the crisis can […]
Small-scale firms feel pinch of electricity hike
Small-scale businesses are bearing the brunt of a 20 percent electricity tariff hike effected by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi […]
Investment in energy critical—engineers
Energy experts have called for serious investment in energy and infrastructure, if the country is to register significant growth in […]