Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it is losing an average of five transformers per week due to vandalism […]
Mera data points to fuel price hike
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says it will assess changes in landed cost for fuel and other economic factors to […]
Minister calls for power distribution network maintenance
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says there is an urgent need for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to […]
Illegal connections cost Escom millions
ON DUTY—An Escom technician disconnects a line Peter Kanjere The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has bemoaned rising […]
Government terminates Aggreko power deal
The Ministry of Energy has said the government will not be renewing its contract with Aggreko Power Solutions Limited after […]
Parliament wants Escom poles’ bidding exercise cancelled
Parliamentary committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change members want the ministry of Energy to cancel the recently floated tender […]
OPC seeks consent to fire Mera board
Office of the President and Cabinet has written the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament requesting its approval to remove […]
Questions hang over Kapichira power outage
Supposedly mistimed repairs of floodgates at Kapichira Power Station have brought Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) into question for the loss […]
Nurse helps women give birth using phone light
On January 24, Cyclone Ana left Nchalo Health Centre cut-off by a flood that disrupted electricity and water supply across […]
Nocma’s 90% fuel share risks 1 000 jobs
At least 1 000 truck drivers risk losing their jobs if the National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) is granted […]