Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi’s (Escom) proposal to increase electricity tariff by 69.7 percent over a four-year period faced criticism […]
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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 […]
Minister lobbies for support in energy sector
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has asked for financial support from the Indian Government towards green and clean energy in […]
Escom proposes 69.7% tariff hike
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (Escom) has proposed a 69.7 percent tariff to help it finance operational and capital […]
Summit calls for local solutions to power woes
Delegates to the 57th edition of the Association of Power Utilities in Africa (Apua) annual meeting have urged African countries […]
No water, no surgeries
Listen Prevailing water shortages in Zomba City attributed to vandalism have forced the Eastern Region referral hospital to suspend theatre […]