NSANJE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BEAMORNS ESCOM POWER CUT Â
Nsanje business community has lashed out at the country’s power utility body Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi [ESCOM] for persistent intermittent power supply in the..
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Thieves invade Capitol Hill
Unknown people have stolen an electric cable connecting to one of the buildings at Capital Hill in Lilongwe, disrupting some operations at the government's offices...
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HEALTH WORKERS BEMOANS ESCOM TRANSFORMER AT CHIPUMI HEALTH CENTRE
Chipumi health Centre in Mchinji is operating without electricity and piped water for over a month now, following a faulty Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi..
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ESCOM FIXES TRANSFORMER AT MPHUNZI HEALTH CENTRE
Electricity Supply corporation of malawi (ESCOM) has restored electricity at Mphunzi Health Centre in Dedza where health workers have been using mobile phone light to..
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MERA hikes electricity tariffs by 10.6 percent
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has announced an increase in electricity tariff by 10.6 percent effective tomorrow 30th March 2021. Announcing the development at..
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Man Arrested In Balaka For stealing ESCOM Transformer
A Man aged 26 years old has been arrested in Balaka for theft. Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested Madalitso Gama, the suspect mastermind of..
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15 Year Old Boy Dies After Being Electrocuted In Mangochi
A 15-year old boy identified as Ashraf Umali has died after being electrocuted by live electrical wires. The incident occurred on the evening of March..
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ESCOM denies hiking electricity tariffs
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has trashed social media reports indicating that the power utility body has hiked prices of electricity. On Wednesday the..
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Police recover K352m MTL, Escom cables
Police in Lilongwe have recovered seven tonnes of assorted cables worth K352 million belonging to Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi..
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Escom Employee On The Run After Attempts To Steal Transformer Failed In Balaka
An Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employee, Madalitso Gama is at large after residents of Khwisa Trading Centre in Balaka foiled his attempted theft..
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ESCOM Says Loadsheding Over
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that the temporary load shedding that were effected following the shut down of Nkula B are..
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ESCOM Loses 100MW, Results Into Loadsheding
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has said it has effected a temporary loadsheding program following the loss of 100MW at Nkula B Power..
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Teenage girl electrocuted to death in Nkhotakota
A 14 year old girl, has died after being electrocuted by ESCOM live wires in Nkhotakota District. The deceased, has been identified as Loveness Chipokosa...
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Govt Orders Closure Of Huaminsteel Over Failure To Follow Regulations
The government has ordered the immediate closure of a steel manufacturing company in Lilongwe, Huaminsteel, for failure to follow regulations. Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa..
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Escom On Aggreko’s Neck Over K3.9 Million Worth Fuel
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (Escom) is demanding a refund of 3.9 billion kwacha worth of fuel which was misappropriated at Aggreko earlier this..
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Man Holds Vigil At Mzimba Escom In Protest over Delays By corporation To Connect Power To His Private Secondary School
A 62-year-old man, identified as Levi Zimba, is holding a vigil at Mzimba Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) offices in protest over delays..
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Autopsy report reveals that Alexander Waya of ESCOM was poisoned
Postmortem conducted on the body of late Alexander Waya who once worked as an accountant at the state owned Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM)..
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Minister calls for protection of Zomba Mountain
Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo has called on people in Zomba and surrounding districts to protect Zomba Mountain and forest, saying the..
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