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State House shielding its baby at MERA: New board to retain poorly recruited, unqualified Kachaje as CEO
There are reports that State House has ordered the new board of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to retain Henry Kachaje as chief executive officer despite being unqualified for the position. President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday appointed new board members for MERA to replace the board
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
EGENCO restores Kapichira Power Station
Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited says it has restored Kapichira Power Station which was damaged by floods last year. Yesterday, EGENCO said they have managed to restore the power station and it is now back. Last year in January, tropical storm Cyclone Ana hit most parts of the
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
14-hour blackout to hit Malawi this weekend
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that there will be no power supply for residential and some industrial customers countrywide for 14 hours on Saturday and Sunday. This is as a result of reduction in the power supply by 100 and 135 megawatts on Saturday and Sunday
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Government looks to get 40 megawatts from Zoa Falls
Malawi Government says it plans to use Zoa Falls for power generation where it will get 40 megawatts to add to the national grid. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, disclosed this on Thursday when he visited Zoa Falls in Traditional Authority Nsabwe, Thyolo, with senior officials from Electricity
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
ESCOM Fires Employee for 2020 Facebook Post Criticizing Loadshedding under Chakwera
In a shocking turn of events, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has terminated an employee's contract over a 2020 Facebook post criticizing the Chakwera administration's failure to end loadshedding. The termination is seen as an attempt to silence dissenting views against Malawi
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Fuel shortage hits Mzuzu
There is a shortage of fuel in the city of Mzuzu and at the two filling stations where fuel is available, long lines of vehicles have formed. At 6am today, long lines of vehicles laid near Clock Tower Puma filling Station to access fuel. Mzuzu has about 9 fuel pumps but only two have petrol
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Mera moves to avoid fuel crisis - The Times Group Malawi
As Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials continue investigating the award of fuel importation contracts by the National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma), the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has moved in to ease fuel supply concerns in the country. With the current fuel importation contracts
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
Electricity woes worsen in Malawi
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) have come under fire from Malawians over extended hours of blackouts. Malawians have taken to social media to complain about blackouts which have worsened over the past few days from the usual 8-hour
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Inside the Ombudsman report nullifying the appointment of MERA ex-CEO Henry Kachaje
A court injunction has this morning sought to save embarrassment from illegally appointed Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) CEO, Henry Kachaje. However, the contents of the report (which you can download here) have not failed to reach the public. The Ombudsman office instituted
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Illovo Sugar Malawi engages ESCOM on power utilization
Illovo Sugar Malawi  company has embarked on an initiative to reduce its peak time power requirements from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) thereby enabling ESCOM to provide increased access to power for other customers in the country. In a statement, Illovo Managing  Lekani
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Why 69.7% tariffs hike? Kapito mad at ESCOM Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
…wants EGENCO dissolved …ESCOM says proposed tariff will be implemented in phases Executive Director of Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) John Kapito has challenged the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to explain on the motive behind a proposed 69.7 percent electricity tariff
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ESCOM begs MERA to hike electricity
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will soon cease to exist if it does not hike electricity tariffs in the country by more than 40 per cent. Speaking at a press briefing today, ESCOM Chief executive officer Kamkwamba Kumwenda said since its unbundling in 2018, the company has
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Power outage hits Malawi
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says there is power outage countrywide due to a system shutdown. This is the second system shutdown resulting in countrywide power loss this month. In a statement this afternoon, ESCOM said its system shut down this morning at 10:33AM but some areas
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
ESCOM says damaged transmission network has been restored
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says transmission network that was damaged by Cyclone Freddy earlier this week has been fully restored. This is according ESCOM’s Friday press statement which indicates that the restoration exercise has seen power supply to all essential service
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Two people arrested for stealing ESCOM cables at Health Centre
Police at Mponela in Dowa are keeping in custody two men, identified as Steven Hama, 50, and Alfred Shera, 48, for allegedly stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) cables valued at K1.2 million at Wandikweza Health Centre. The incident occurred during the wee hours of April
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Thugs cut down eight Escom poles in Lilongwe
Thugs have cut down eight Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) poles in Lilongwe. ESCOM spokesperson Kitty Chingoa has confirmed. She said the incident happened on Escom lines that are between Dedza and Dzalanyama. It appears the thugs used an axe to fell the poles. Chingota said the
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
House catches fire at Police College in Zomba
A house at Police College in Zomba caught fire Thursday afternoon following a suspected electrical fault. Eyewitnesses who opted for anonymity told Malawi24 that the fire started at around 2 in the afternoon when Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) power was on and off. The fire
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Blackout to last 14 hours on Sunday
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that Malawians should expect prolonged loadshedding this Sunday as there will be emergency maintenance works at its power plants. In a statement today, ESCOM has said the country is expected to have only 82 Megawatts which will be used
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Collins Magalasi lawyers against use of Mera audit report - The Times Group Malawi
By Taonga Sabola Lawyers representing former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi and three others Wednesday objected to the use of the 2019/20 Mera Audit Report. The lawyers said the report contains other issues which form the basis of another case
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
Business Time on the 69.7% increase in tariffs for electricity – 11 July 2023
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
Kumwenda wabodza: ESCOM CEO bloated figures, says Parliament
Kumwenda Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) chief executive officer Kamkwamba Kumwenda bloated figures when he claimed that ESCOM buys electricity at K140 per kilowatt hour (kwh). Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change chairperson Welani Chilenga and two other
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Four arrested over illegal electricity connections
Four people have been arrested in Lilongwe for impersonating Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employees and conducting illegal electricity connections. The four are Dick Paul, Davi Nyirenda, Kelgon Phonela and Maluwa Mzumala They were arrested on Saturday by Police with help from
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Chakwera pushes for implementation of energy projects amid power outage across Malawi   
As many areas across Malawi are experiencing power outage, President Lazarus Chakwera this morning met technocrats and relevant stakeholders to tackle red tape and administrative obstacles that have delayed the implementation of three electricity projects. Malawi has a generation capacity of about
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Malawians to experience 15 hours of blackout on Sunday
Nkula Power plant The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says domestic users in most parts of the country, will this Sunday 19th February be subjected to 15 hours of blackout as the whole country will only have 130 Megawatts of electricity. This is according to ESCOM’s Thursday
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
5 arrested for attempting to steal oil from Escom transformer
Police in Blantyre have arrested five people after they were caught red-handed with jerrycans in an attempt to siphon oil from an Escom transformer. Confirming the development was Blantyre police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama who identified the five as Chinsisi Zingwangwa, 25, John
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Electricity connection fee already low in Malawi – ESCOM
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says the K93,200 electricity connection fee which customers pay is already lower than the actual average cost of K365,000 which is required for each new connection. The electricity supplier has said this a statement released today on optional
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Mtengo wa magetsi wakwera Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
Bungwe lowona za mphamvu zamagetsi la Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), lalengeza kuti kuyambira lero mtengo wa magetsi wakwera kuyambira lero pa 1 September, 2023. Izi zadziwika pomwe bungweli lero linachititsa msonkhano wa atolankhani munzinda wa Lilongwe komwe amafotokoza za mtengo
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Forex problems have caused fuel shortage, says Chakwera
President Lazarus Chakwera says long term forex problems  have led to the current shortage of fuel in the country. Speaking today at the 2022 Malawi Investment Summit at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, Chakwera said his administration is working to resolve the issues. For
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Mentally ill man killed by live electrical wires - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
A 34-year-old man has died in Dedza today after being electrocuted by a power line. Police say the man had a tendency of climbing ESCOM power poles. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the man as Yeretsani Sautsani. The incident happened at Ngonda village in the area
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Four arrested over vandalism of ESCOM transformer in Balaka
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested four people suspected of vandalising an ESCOM transformer and stealing its copper wire at Andiamo in Balaka District. The theft of the copper wire occurred on February 25, 2022. The suspects include Maxwell Nasekwa, 35, Patrick Nasekwa, 29, both from
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
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