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Escom incapacitated, more blackouts ahead
Power utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it is faced with insufficient generation capacity and has warned consumers…
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Govt blocks Escom plans
Government has stopped the Kapichira Hydro Power Project and has further advised the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to…
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Business News
Cosoma to use ‘Spy Machine’ for royalties
The Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) is negotiating with the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to use Consolidated ICT Regulatory…
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National News
Japan to construct new power station at Tedzani
The Japanese government has announced plans to construct a new hydro power at Tedzani in a bid to avail reliable…
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Business News
Malawi rural electricity access at 2 percent
Malawi’s access to electricity in rural areas stands at a paltry two percent, one of the lowest in the region,…
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Business News
Malawi to up power capacity by 127% in three years
Malawi plans to increase power generation capacity by about 127 percent in three years to 800 megawatts (MW) from the…
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Business News
Escom to add 40MW at Kapichira Power Station
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it intends to extend Kapichira Hydro-power Station to Phase III, which will add…
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Business News
Diversification has helped Malawi Postal Corporation
The emergence of information and communication technology (ICT) has not affected post office services due to diversification, Malawi Postal Corporation…
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Business News
Malawi energy project to displace 3 500 people
An initial study by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through consulting engineer Fichtner has found that the project to modernise…
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Business News
No political interference in energy sector—Govt
Minster of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has assured the country that his ministry will endeavour to promote…
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Front Page
Price clouds new power deal
Pricing issues have clouded negotiations on the power purchase agreement (PPA) between Escom and Intra Energy Corporation (IEC) on the…
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Business News
Escom compelled to improve efficiency
Escom has committed to increase the number of customers using prepaid meters, push up electricity access to 13 percent and…
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Business News
Escom migrates to Split Prepaid Metering
Escom has announced migration from Conventional Prepaid Metering (CPM) and Prepaid Metering (PM) to Split-Prepaid Metering (SPM), in an effort…
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Business News
Mera maintains fuel, electricity prices
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has maintained fuel and electricity prices at current levels despite the kwacha appreciating since the…
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Business News
‘Malawi making strides in energy sector’
Malawi is said to be making strides in energy sector following the commissioning of Kapichira II Hydro Electric Power station…
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Business News
Escom bemoans pole advertising
The country’s sole electricity provider Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has bemoaned the use electricity poles as advertising platforms,…
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Business News
Politics force Escom to suspend customer verification
Political interference has forced the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to suspend the customer verification exercise aimed at updating…
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