Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has drilled five boreholes in Neno and Mwanza Districts for the communities displaced by the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kv Power Transmission Project.
ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Kamkwamba Kumwenda, says the corporation drilled three boreholes in Mwanza and two in Neno for the communities that relocated from their pieces of land to pave the way for the transmission line.
Kumwenda disclosed this in an interview when the corporation handed over the first borehole at Jonathan Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlauli in Neno, as part of compensation for MOMA Project Affected Persons (PPAs).Red Arrows Overcome Nyasa Big Bullets in Thrilling CAF Champions League Clash
Task Team Leader Zhengjia Meng from the World Bank witnessed the borehole handover ceremony and praised Malawi’s progress in MOMA’s implementation.
Neno District Water Development Officer, Richard Mkandawire, urged the community members to care for the borehole.
ESCOM is also constructing two school blocks, a health clinic, a community-based child care centre, a waiting bay at Chifunga Health Centre in Neno and 46 houses across Neno and Mwanza.Barcelona end 2024 summer transfer window business
MOMA involves constructing a 218-kilometre transmission line from Matambo Substation in Tete, Mozambique to Malawi through Mwanza, Neno then Phombeya Substation in Balaka.
The European Union, KfW, the World Bank and Malawi Government are financing the project to the tune of USD127 million.
