Minister of Mining Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has courted mining investors to invest in Malawi because the country is strategically positioned to supply essential minerals as the world transitions towards green energy.
The minister made the remarks on Tuesday during a ministerial symposium at the 2025 African Mining Indaba underway in Cape Town, South Africa.
According to a statement shared by the ministry, Ng’oma said Malawi has what the world needs with her rich deposits of uranium, graphite, rare earth elements and titanium.
He said: “Our goal is to ensure that Malawi’s minerals not only generate exports but also drive local value addition and beneficiation.”
To realise her full potential, Ng’oma said, Malawi is working to reduce the duration for project approvals, improve infrastructure, and establish a predictable regulatory environment.
He said Ma lawi ha s leveraged on the meeting to engage with global investors, learn from industry best practices, and position the country as a reliable supplier of critical minerals in the global energy transition.
“The message from Malawi is clear. We are ready to do business. We are ready to grow. And we are ready to power the future,” said Ng’oma.
During the Ministerial Symposium, he engaged key stakeholders on improving permit issuance, resource stewardship, and downstream value addition, critical areas that will enhance investor confidence and maximise national benefits.
In an interview, energy expert Grain Malunga said there was need for Malawi to connect potential mine sites to reliable power.
He s a i d w h i l e t h e expectation is that Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga will be opened in September, having an electricity grid in the district would fast-track the gains that mining will bring to the economy.
Said Malunga: “Power is key. It is available but there is no connectivity, no gridlines to most mine sites.
“The Mpatamanga Hydro Power and the Mozambique- Malawi Power Interconnector projects will be key in boosting mining activ ities in the country.”
Malawi’s mining agenda is aligned with President Lazarus Chakwera administration’s ATM strategy focusing on agriculture, tourism and mining as key sectors to drive economic growth and recovery.
Currently, government is actively streamlining mining regulations, strengthening resource governance, and fast-tracking high-impact projects.
Some of the key mining projects that the country is banking on include Kayelekera, Kasiya Rutile Project in Lilongwe and Songwe Hills Rare Earth E l ement s Pr o j e c t i n Phalombe.
Recent projections from the World Bank’s 2025 Malawi Economic Monitor Report estimate that Malawi’s mining exports could reach $30 billion (K52.8 trillion)
