The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has completed repair works at Tedzani Power Station Unit 5, thereby restoring 31 megawatts (MW) lost after the unit went offline in December last year.
In a statement on Friday, Egenco said restoration works involved prolonged procurement of specialised materials and mobilisation of an engineer from the original equipment manufacturer, Andritz Hydro GmbH of Austria.
The materials arrived in the country mid-November while repair works on the faulty generator started on November 21 2025.
Reads part of the statement: “Egenco remains committed to ensuring uninterrupted power generation and supply to the national grid.”
Meanwhile, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) chief public relations and communications officer Pilirani Phiri said the corporation expects a significant improvement in power supply following the restoration of the 31MW.
In an interview yesterday, he noted that the closure or reduction in operations of some industries during the festive holidays is also expected to ease demand.
He said: “The reduction in industrial load helps mitigate strain on the grid and reduces the likelihood of load shedding for residential customers, especially during evening peak hours.”
In its weekend power supply outlook for December 20 to 21 2025, Escom indicated that total available capacity stood at 349MW while demand was forecast at 369.1MW during morning peak hours and 389.7MW during evening peak hours.
In an interview yesterday, Consumers Association of Malawi executive director John Kapito said there was load shedding before the fault at Tedzani Unit 5 and the electricity challenges will not be resolved because of its resoration.
He said: “What we need in the country is to generate more power than we currently do.”
Malawi’s installed generation capacity stands at 554.24MW, with 401.84MW of hydro, 101MW of solar and 51MW from diesel powered generators.
Since July this year, Escom has been implementing a load-shedding schedule averaging between 4.5 and 5 hours daily
Last week, Escom and Egenco said they had devised comprehensive measures to sustain stable electricity supply during the festive season but cautioned that heavy rains and technical faults could still trigger outages.
