Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has backed Escom, telling a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that the power utility […]
Escom opens Phombeya-Nkhoma power line
Escom has commissioned the 400 kilovolts power transmission line from Phombeya Substation in Balaka to Nkhoma Substation in Lilongwe. Briefing […]
Govt to sustain MCC investments
The Malawi Government is ready to nurture and sustain investments in the power sector under the $350.7 million (about K256 […]
Mera speaks on Escom application
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has been consulting members of the public on a tariff base application by the […]
Clarification on the Nkhoma power sub-station
ESCOM Limited wishes to clarify a misrepresentation of facts in a news story that was carried in The Nation Newspaper […]
US says reforms key to increases power supply
The United States (US) Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer, says there are outstanding elements of power sector reforms that remain […]
“Malawian President given 85 days to end electricity blackouts”
“Malawi is a nation in darkness. We are tired of blackouts and gensets excuses. We give you, Your Excellency Sir, […]
“ACB probe identifies flaws in gensets deal”
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says its preliminary findings have identied procurement flaws in the two-year $73.9 million generators leasing agreement […]
“Cama slams ESCOM on prolonged blackouts”
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has taken a swipe at Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi […]
“Poor rainfall hampers electricity production – Egenco”
Less than two months after President Peter Mutharika commissioned diesel-powered generators to end electricity blackouts in the short term in […]