Tag: escom

Escom Employee On The Run After Attempts To Steal Transformer Failed In Balaka

Published on February 8, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

An Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) employee, Madalitso Gama is at large after residents of Khwisa Trading Centre in […]

ESCOM Says Loadsheding Over

Published on December 29, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced that the temporary load shedding that were effected following the shut […]

ESCOM Loses 100MW, Results Into Loadsheding

Published on December 23, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has said it has effected a temporary loadsheding program following the loss of […]

Teenage girl electrocuted to death in Nkhotakota

Published on December 11, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

A 14 year old girl, has died after being electrocuted by ESCOM live wires in Nkhotakota District. The deceased, has […]

Govt Orders Closure Of Huaminsteel Over Failure To Follow Regulations

Published on November 30, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The government has ordered the immediate closure of a steel manufacturing company in Lilongwe, Huaminsteel, for failure to follow regulations. […]

Escom On Aggreko’s Neck Over K3.9 Million Worth Fuel

Published on November 27, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited  (Escom) is demanding a refund of 3.9 billion kwacha worth of fuel which was […]

Man Holds Vigil At Mzimba Escom In Protest over Delays By corporation To Connect Power To His Private Secondary School

Published on November 24, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

A 62-year-old man, identified as Levi Zimba, is holding a vigil at Mzimba Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) […]

Autopsy report reveals that Alexander Waya of ESCOM was poisoned

Published on October 28, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

Postmortem conducted on the body of late Alexander Waya who once worked as an accountant at the state owned Electricity […]

Minister calls for protection of Zomba Mountain

Published on October 27, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo has called on people in Zomba and surrounding districts to protect Zomba […]

Power blackout hits Parliament, deliberations delayed

Published on October 22, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

Parliamentary deliberations delayed for six minutes at the August House this morning following a power cut. The meeting was initially […]

Three escom transformers burnt in Dedza

Published on October 14, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Three Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformers have been burnt in Dedza a development that has led to power […]

Limbe police patrolling site where oil-like substance has been discovered

Published on September 29, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Police in Limbe are pledging to maintain patrols around the site where some oil-like substance has been discovered underground there. […]

Malawi Power Grid Gets Boost Following Agreement With Zambia For Interconnection

Published on September 21, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Malawi’s national grid will see an addition of 100 megawatts following an agreement with Zambia for interconnection. According to Minister […]

8 Jailed for assaulting ESCOM employees in Nkhotakota

Published on September 9, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Eight people who assaulted ESCOM employees, who were working on faulty electrical line for suspecting them to be blood suckers […]

ESCOM Asked to Settle Its K53 Billion Debt by December 2021

Published on August 25, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

The Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) has been challenged to ensure that the K53 billion debt it has with […]

Man in Mchinji arrested for allegedly masterminding theft cases and by-pass Escom meters

Published on August 14, 2020 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 30 year old man in Mchinji district has been arrested for allegedly masterminding theft cases and by pass of […]

Minister Of Energy To Audit Independent Power Producers To Asses Progress

Published on August 12, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The Minister of Energy Newton Kambala announced that the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will be audited to assess their progress. […]

ESCOM Warns Against Illegal Connections

Published on August 3, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has warned the public against illegal electricity connections, saying once found the culprits will […]