Malawians are expected to face at least four days of power woes following Escom’s move to effect a seven-hour Electricity […]
Home Politics Minister Kutsaira launches MERA strategic plan and service charter Minister Kutsaira launches MERA strategic plan and service charter
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira on Tuesday launched the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) strategic plan […]
Power woes till end March, 120MW out
Malawians face at least one more month of unreliable power supply as Electricity Generation Company (Egenco), now faced with a […]
Escom under fire for 40-day power celebration
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has come under fire from some consumers for celebrating 40 days of uninterrupted […]
Egenco to repair gensets
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has promised to repair eight of its faulty gensets by end of this month. About nine […]
Private finance key in power sector—study
The World Bank has called on Malawi Government to pursue private financing to achieve reliable, sustainable and modern power by […]
Districts try energy officers
Energy experts are talking about decentralised solutions for unreached populations, but nearly all 28 districts have no energy officers to […]
960-year wait for power
Frank Ligomeka sells drinks in his Nampula shop at Dzenje Trading Centre in Phalombe. However, the rural business hotspot dotted […]
Blackouts haunt businesses
In 2019, many businesses failed to operate at optimum level due to intermittent power supply. The sole power supplier Electricity […]
Mpatamanga plant could solve power woes—minister
Construction of the proposed $1 billion (about K740 billion) 350 megawatt (MW) Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant will be key in meeting […]