Long walks to fetch firewood and water haunted Chilunga villagers in Zomba District. Edna Chimbalanga and her two daughters climbed […]
Kapichira rehab completion to delay
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says efforts to restore Kapichira Hydro Power Station in Chikwawa, which was damaged last year, will […]
Malawi, Mozambique roll out interconnector project
Construction works for the 218-kilometre (km) 400 kilovolts (kV) high voltage transmission line under the Malawi-Mozambique Power Transmission Interconnection Project […]
Escom yet to restore high voltage power lines
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi(Escom) public relations manager Kitty Chigota says it will take some time to restore high voltage […]
Escom to connect 50 000 customers
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it intends to connect 50 000 customers in the next four months through […]
Escom says power outages to persist
NEEDS RESTORATION—Escom pole being lifted William Liabunya Cyclone Freddy’s impact has been felt hard on the electricity supply side as […]
Mera warns local innovators on safety
INNOVATIVE—Mkandawire at the power plant Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has asked innovators generating electricity locally to follow safety measures. […]
Some licensed IPPs fail to roll out
Ministry of Energy says only four out of 28 independent power producers (IPPs) that were licensed in 2017 are operational, […]
Firms in long wait for normal power supply
Businesses will have to wait longer for the resumption of normal electricity supply following the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone […]
New forestry law yields K80m in fines
The Department of Forestry says it has raised K79 823 000 in fines from 274 cases concluded in court since […]