Tag: escom

Man Sentenced to Prison with Hard Labour for Impersonating Escom Employee and Stealing Meters

Published on May 16, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

Lilongwe First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Isaac Duncan to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for impersonating an Escom […]

Government set to tap electricity from caborabasa dam in Mozambique

Published on May 16, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

In an ambitious drive to boost electricity accessiblity to large populace, Malawi government has disclosed that it will soon start […]

Man arrested for impersonating ESCOM official

Published on May 5, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

Police at Kanengo in Lilongwe have arrested 47-year-old Austine Mulotho for allegedly impersonating an ESCOM employee. According to Kanengo Police […]

Woman electrocuted to death in Mzuzu

Published on April 6, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

A 21-year-old woman has died at Mchengautuwa township in Mzuzu City after being electrocuted by wires from a fallen electricity […]

Three men arrested for vandalizing ESCOM power poles in Blantyre

Published on March 30, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

Three men have been arrested for vandalizing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM’s) poles in Blantyre. According to the Corporation’s […]

Man arrested for cutting down ESCOM poles and stealing conductor wire in Lilongwe

Published on March 4, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Lilongwe for cutting down five Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) poles and […]

Police Officer Injured In Clash With Protesters Who Stormed ESCOM Offices Over Power Outage In Blantyre

Published on February 23, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

A police officer has been injured in a violent altercation that erupted between residents of Soche in Blantyre and officials […]

Heavy Police Presence At ESCOM office In Blantyre as Soche Residents Demand Restoration of Power

Published on February 23, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

A heavy police presence has been reported at the ESCOM Power House in Blantyre, where angry residents of Namame in […]

Soche Residents In Blantyre March to ESCOM Offices over Lack of Electricity

Published on February 23, 2023 by Edgar Naitha

Information reaching this publication indicates that Residents of Namame Soche area in Blantyre are taking to the streets to demand […]

Man convicted for illegal electricity connection

Published on February 20, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court last Friday sentenced Manson Simbeye, 28, to three years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for […]

Political analyst urges political leaders to avoid interfering in parastatals operations

Published on January 24, 2023 by Alinafe Gamaliel

A political and governance commentator George Phiri, has urged political leaders to avoid interfering in the tasks of different parastatals, […]

Learner electrocuted to death in Salima

Published on January 18, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

A standard 1 learner at Kambwiri Primary School has been electrocuted to death in Salima district, faceofmalawi can reveal. The […]

6-year-old student at Kambwiri Primary School dies after being electrocuted by hanging ESCOM wire

Published on January 18, 2023 by Flora Mitumba

A 6-year-old girl, Sarah Patrick, a Standard 1 learner at Kambwiri Primary School, has died after being electrocuted when she […]

Two men in cooler for stealing ESCOM wires

Published on January 10, 2023 by Clara Phiri

Two men identified as Lovemore Chitekwe, 38 and Isaac Mdala, 47 have been arrested in Phalombe for stealing 14 bundles […]

Over 100 sites in need of new transformers – ESCOM

Published on January 10, 2023 by Clara Phiri

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) public relations officer Peter Kanjere has revealed that over 100 sites in the country […]

MERA to conduct public hearing on electricity price hike

Published on January 4, 2023 by Alinafe Gamaliel

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has revealed the plans to conduct public hearings on proposed hike in electricity price […]

Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting An ESCOM Pole in Phalombe

Published on January 4, 2023 by Clara Phiri

A motorcyclist aged 25 has died in a road accident after hitting an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) pole […]

ESCOM launches Malawi Electricity Access Project

Published on December 23, 2022 by Alinafe Gamaliel

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is today launching the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) which aims at increasing […]