Malawians and investors should brace for prolonged blackouts as Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced the extension of load shedding from the current six hours to nine hours a day.
Escom chief executive officer AlexiousChiwaya attributed this to low water levels in the Lake Malawi, a situation that has affected the country's main hydro power generation.
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