ELECTRICITY Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), the sole electricity distributor in the country, is said to be splurging about K1.6 […]
Body wants thriving manufacturing sector
Manufacturing Industries Association (MIA), a representative body of 200 manufacturing firms, says government has to intervene to save the manufacturers […]
‘Blackouts choked manufacturing in 2017’
THE country’s manufactoring sector almost grinded to a halt last year due to persistent power outages, with figures from the […]
Egenco misses gensets deadline
Barely 10 days to close the year, it has become apparent that Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) will not meet its […]
Minister of energy defends Marep 8
MINISTER of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Aggrey Masi, has told journalists that Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep) Phase 8 […]
MCA-M contractors in north miss deadline
Contractors working on the $350.7 million (K261 billion) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) energy compact-funded projects in the Northern Region have […]
‘Energy crisis hampers Industrial potential’
Inadequate supply of electricity continues to hinder the country’s industrialisation drive, Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) […]
World Bank cautions on energy crisis
The World Bank has warned that the prevailing energy crisis poses a threat to the country’s World Bank Doing Business […]
Govt silence on energy investment worries Ecama
THE Economic Association of Malawi (Ecama) has described as a setback the absence of direct investment into the energy sector […]
‘Make formal requests for electricity’
Chief director in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Chimwemwe Banda has advised communities to make formal requests […]