The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has accused Escom of paying itself first money realised from selling electricity before paying Egenco and Independent Power Producers (IPP) as it supposed to be done with the coming in of the single buyer. Addressing a joint committee of parliament this afternoon, Egenco Deputy Director of Finance Delano Ulanje has […]
His Excellency the State President of the Republic of Malawi Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera writes; – I am in office today, attending to various matters of national interest. I have deployed the Minister of Energy to hold meetings with the Heads of ESCOM and EGENCO to get to the bottom of the cause of the […]
Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change has summoned Electricity Generation Company (Egenco), Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and two other institutions to explain causes of persistent national blackouts in the country `Besides the two, the committee will also meet Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) and Power Marketing Limited (PML). Speaking in an […]
Justice Chimbizga Kacheche starts hearing a case in which Mulli Brothers Limited is contesting the decision by Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda to have the company blacklisted and barred from transacting any business with government. The company is also challenging the decision by the Ministry of Health and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets […]
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola is this morning engaging Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) on the intermittent power supply cuts the country is facing. Matola who is currently in a closed meeting with Egenco management at its head office in Blantyre wants an explanation on causes of the power supply cuts and solutions to the same. […]
Police in Lilongwe on Sunday, arrested a 30-year-old pastor from Maye, Nathenje for allegedly touching and inserting his fingers into the private parts of two sisters in the name of cleansing them from evil spirits. Confirming the arrest, Lilongwe Police spokesperson, Hastings Chigalu said Juma Njera of Come to Jesus Ministries invited the two sisters […]
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola is this morning engaging top management of EGENCO and ESCOM on the frequent power system shutdowns in the country. The meeting in Blantyre is expected to be hot as the minister is also not mused with the blackouts. suspects internal sabotage at the two institutions. Energy expert, Grain Malunga suspects […]
