Tag: escom

ESCOM Cerebrates 40 days without load shedding

Published on February 6, 2020 by Face of Malawi

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has clarified on its recent statement to do with 40 days without load […]

ESCOM Promises Stable Power Supply in 2020

Published on January 13, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

After 3 weeks of stable power supply the country has experienced, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has promised […]

Blackouts to Continue Until 2022

Published on November 20, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Authorities for Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) have said Malawians will still be experiencing […]

9 ESCOM senior staff members suspended for disrupting Mutharika’s speech with blackout at CHANCO

Published on November 15, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Information reaching Faceofmalawi indicates that the state owned Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has suspended nine of its senior […]

Electricity blackout disrupt Mutharika’s speech

Published on November 8, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika was this morning forced to suspend his speech mid-way at the University of Malawi graduation […]

DPP MP bites own finger, ready to block funding to ADMARC and ESCOM

Published on September 25, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Chitipa South Wellan Chilenga has asked parliament not to approve MK24 billion […]

ESCOM, PHANES GROUP SEAL SOLAR POWER PURCHASE PACT

Published on February 19, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza The country’s sole power purchaser and supplier, electricity supply corporation of Ma lawi (ESCOM) has today […]

Power cut disrupt Parliament in Lilongwe

Published on November 27, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya on Monday afternoon adjourned deliberations in the August House prematurely following a power […]

Man arrested over stolen ESCOM poles

Published on October 2, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

Police in Kasungu have arrested Julius Kapelemela an electrical contractor for being found in possession of electrical poles suspected to […]

Strong winds affect 1350 households in Chikwawa

Published on September 13, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

Strong winds that blew over some parts of Chikwawa District during the night of Sunday, 9th September, have affected a […]

ESCOM TO UNBUNDLE AGAIN

Published on August 8, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza In a bid to reduce monopoly in the electricity sector, a new independent single buyer company […]

Chakwera asks govt not to hike electricity tariffs by 60%

Published on August 8, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has asked government not to hike electricity tariffs by 60% as proposed […]

CAMA AGAINST BASE ELECTRICITY TARRIF INCREMENT

Published on August 8, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza The country’s consumer rights body, Consumer Association of Malawi{CAMA} has described the proposed 60 percent new […]

Govt says electricity tariff hike will increase competition

Published on August 7, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

By Robert Kumwenda Government has said the increase in electric tariff which Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) wants to […]

Mpunga Market Gutted

Published on July 24, 2018 by Face of Malawi

Mpunga market in Zomba has gutted following fire from Escom transformer. There were some sparks of fire at the transformer […]

EGENCO generators are expensive than those of ESCOM -MERA

Published on July 17, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

Chief Executive Office for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Collins Magalasi said using of Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) geneset is […]

Escom Introduces Electronic Portal

Published on June 26, 2018 by Face of Malawi

Power users in Malawi are accessing care services online following the introduction of electrity portal by state-owned power distribution ESCOM. […]

Police reveal identities of three people electrocuted to death at Shoprite

Published on June 11, 2018 by Robert Ngwira

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has released identities of the three people who were electrocuted to death on Sunday at […]