Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has said rehabilitation of Kapichira Hydro Power Station in Chikwawa District has helped to reduce blackouts in the country.
Egenco public relations and communications manager Moses Gwaza disclosed this yesterday in an interview with Malawi News Agency.
“The station is running perfectly and all the four machines are in perfect condition,” said Gwaza.
He further disclosed that the power station has restored 129.6 megawatts to the national grid.
“The country has surplus electricity since we have enough generation capacity and we are happy, as Egenco, to contribute to national development,” added Gwaza.
He said the power generation company was still investing in different projects in all the country’s regions to sustain generation capacity.
“We will ensure that we continue implementing the projects that we have. We have also started a project in Salima that will add another 50 megawatts to the national grid,” he said.
In a separate interview, Consumers Association of Malawi executive director John Kapito commended Egenco and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi for turning around the corner to address blackouts, which have been an issue for a long time.
“I would like to commend the two organisations for putting all their efforts to maintain uninterrupted supply. This is obviously good news to the consumers as they will no longer lose perishables in their refrigerators due to power outages,” he said.
Egenco is also diversifying its power sources, which will involve having hydro plants in different districts.
Kapichira Hydro Power Station suffered damage in January 2022 due to Cyclone Anna.
