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April 18
Malawi: Wages of Sin - Escom Vandal Dies Due to Burns After Electrocution
32-year old man has died after getting electrocuted while vandalising ESCOM cables at Maselema in Blantyre. Read more »
April 02
Malawi: Govt Maintains Its Stand Not to Hike Electricity Tariffs
The Ministry of Energy has sustained a suspension of a 40.9 percent electricity tariff adjustment. Read more »
March 28
Malawi: UNDP Tells Malawian Women to Embrace Renewable Energy
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has challenged women to embrace renewable energy for social-economic development to make meaningful strides within their respective… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Malawi: Egenco Rolls Out Construction of 10mw Solar Plant in Salima
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has rolled out the construction of a 10Megawatt Solar Power Project in Salima. Read more »
November 10, 2023
Malawi: Automatic Generation Control System to Help Maintain Electricity Frequency At 50+ or - 1 Hertz
The electricity that Malawians use every day in their homes must be quality power and must meet well-defined parameters for it to be fit for use in everyday work. Read more »
November 08, 2023
Malawi: Egenco, Escom As They Migrate From Manual to Digital System in Energy Generation Control
Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola has described as a significant milestone on the automatic generation control (AGC), which Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Malawi: Escom, Egenco Move in to Improve Electricity System Stability
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited will on Wednesday launch Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to… Read more »
November 03, 2023
Malawi: Consumers Commend Chakwera Administration for Improving Power Supply, Reliability
Nonprofit making groups, which displayed pavilions at the launch of the National Youth Policy in Lilongwe on Tuesday commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Malawi: Mera Warns of Fuel Shortages Due to Truck Drivers Strike
Officials from the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) say the current strike by truck drivers will negatively affect the delivery of fuel in the country. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Malawi: Minister Matola Stresses Need for Increased Financing Towards Clean Cooking Technologies
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has stressed the need for increased financing towards clean cooking if countries are to achieve universal access to clean and modern energy by… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Southern Africa: Chakwera to Explore Energy Opportunities At SADC Summit
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has disclosed that he will take advantage of the SADC and BRICS Summits to explore opportunities in the energy sector in view of Angola's… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Malawi: Kuphika Moganizira Chilengedwe Project Surpasses Targets As 2,700 Adopt Clean Cooking Technologies #AfricaClimateHope
Around 2, 700 households in Blantyre and Zomba Cities have switched to clean cooking technologies through the 'Phikani Moganizira Chilengedwe [Environmental Friendly Cooking]… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Malawi: Minister Matola Challenges to Advance Power Generation Development
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola challenged Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) to develop a strategic plan that speaks to the aspirations of the country's power generation… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Malawi: Connections in Malawi Electricity Access Project Hit Over 31,000
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) announces that new electricity connections under the World Bank-funded Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) reached 31,000 as… Read more »
Malawi: Schneider Electric, Don Bosco Malawi and Mozambique Accelerate Electrical Training
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi and Don… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Govt Says It Is Now Generating Adequate Energy to Supply All Sectors
Energy Generation Company (EGENCO) is now generating adequate energy to supply to various sectors, including manufacturing and agriculture, Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Investment Summit 2023 Touches On Importance of Energy Sector to Further Economic Growth
Malawi Investment Summit 2023 -- that attracted high-level local and international delegates and key economic stakeholders that included presence of President Lazarus Chakwera --… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Malawi: Escom to Roll Out Reconfiguration of Electricity Prepaid Meters From June 1
In compliance with new international requirements for transfer of electricity prepayment tokens, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) will from June 1 launch a Token… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Government Calls for Adoption of Briquettes Charcoal for Energy
Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has urged people to adopt alternative energy sources and efficient cooking technologies like briquettes charcoal in order to… Read more »
May 13, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Set to Switch on Electricity Mozambique From By December, 2023
Government says the electricity interconnection with Mozambique starts in December this year, giving hope that Malawi will now completely put behind frequent power cuts which have… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Malawi: Escom Fixing Power Infrastructure Knocked Down By Cyclone Freddy
Officials from Escom say they have now started fixing damaged electricity infrastructure and restoring power in some of the areas affected by Cyclone Freddy. Read more »
March 05, 2023
Malawi: Police Arrest Man Over Cutting Down of Escom Power Poles
Police in Lilongwe say they have arrested 26-year old man for allegedly cutting down Escom power poles and theft of 1500 metres of conductor wire worth K9.7 million. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Malawi: Japan Invests High Power Solar System for Salima District Hospital
Salima District Hospital has been equipped with a high powered solar system plant donated by the People's Republic of Japan to ease power challenges that have been crippling… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Malawi: Escom Blames Prolonged Loadshedding On Adverse "Cloudy" Weather Conditions
As the Southern Region is experiencing heavy down pours every single day in the past, they have brought with them challenges onto power generation at Tedzani and Nkula Power… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Malawi: Govt Assures of Additional 25mw Power By February 14
Ministry of Energy has assured the nation that 25 megawatts power will be online by 14th February 2023. Read more »
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