December 4, 2023 - ESCOM Limited

How MOMA Project compensations have turned-around beneficiaries’ lives

Anthony Tamayenda of Zalewa in Neno District thought his world had crumbled around him when, a few years ago, he heard that a project called Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA)Power Transmission 400kV Interconnection Project would displace him from his piece of land. The Malawi Government is implementing the MOMA project through the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), courtesy of funding from the World Bank, the European Bank and KfW to the tune of $154 million. Construction of the power transmission line from Matambo in Tete, Mozambique, to Malawi via

Parliamentary committee impressed with MEAP progress

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change says it is impressed with the progress of the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), which Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is implementing across the country. The committee’s chairperson, Werani Chilenga, commented on the progress of MEAP after leading his fellow Members of Parliament (MP)’s in visiting MEAP warehouse in Lunzu, Blantyre, and some newly connected sites on Friday, October 20, 2023. “We are very impressed with the progress of the project, which is very important in

ESCOM Ltd, Zambia’s FibreCom Sign Commercial Agreement

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ( ESCOM) Limited signed a commercial agreement with Fibrecom of Zambia in Lilongwe on Thursday, 24th August 2023 in a bid to lower the cost of data between the two countries. Speaking at the signing ceremony, ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Kamkwamba Kumwenda, said the ultimate aim of the agreement is to reduce the cost of data. “The Diplomatic Data Corridor Agreement which has been signed today, lays the foundation for such connectivity to cater for the communication needs of the present and

Huge Turnout As ESCOM Rolls Out MD Tariff Structure Sensitisation Meetings

There was a huge turnout in Blantyre on September 25 2023 when Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited rolled out the new Maximum Demand (MD) Tariff Structure Sensitisation meetings. The first in the series of the regional meetings attracted over 100 MD customers who thronged Sunbird Mount Soche to understand the new 2023-2027 tariff structure and resultant changes in billing. In his speech opening the meeting, ESCOM Regional Manager-South, Gilbert Chodzaza, said they organised the gathering in view of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA)’s approval of

ESCOM Presents Scholarships To 19 Female Engineering Students

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on Thursday presented scholarships to 19 outstanding female engineering students from the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Mubas). The ceremony took place at Escom Training Centre at Mpemba in Blantyre where Escom presented scholarships to 10 female engineering students from Mubas and nine from Must worth a total of K8 million. Speaking at the ceremony, Escom Chief Operations Officer Maxwell Mulimakwenda said they introduced the scholarships in line with the

ESCOM Rolls Out MEAP To Connect 180,000 Customers In The Next Two Years

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has rolled out the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), which seeks to connect 180,00 customers in the next two years, thereby increasing electricity access in the country. The transmission line will start from Matambo in Mozambique and cross into Malawi through Mwanza and Neno up to Phombeya power sub-station in Balaka. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday at Mutarara in Tete Province, Mozambique, Ankii Kumar Sharma, resident site manager-Mozambique for Larsen and Toubro Limited, the Indian contractor on the project,

Malawi, Mozambique Roll Out Interconnector Project

Construction works for the 218-kilometre (km) 400 kilovolts (kV) high voltage transmission line under the Malawi-Mozambique Power Transmission Interconnection Project has started in earnest after years of paperwork. The transmission line will start from Matambo in Mozambique and cross into Malawi through Mwanza and Neno up to Phombeya power sub-station in Balaka. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday at Mutarara in Tete Province, Mozambique, Ankii Kumar Sharma, resident site manager-Mozambique for Larsen and Toubro Limited, the Indian contractor on the project, assured that they will finish the

Donation K50 million to cater for Cyclone Freddy relief

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has, through the government, donated K50 million to cater for Cyclone Freddy relief, as part of the power utility company’s corporate social responsibility. ESCOM presented the donation through Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) at its Limbe Emergency Planning Centre on Thursday March 30 2023. In his speech, Matola said Escom’s donation complements President Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s Tigwirane Manja initiative meant to mobilise resources from the public and private sectors for the cyclone survivors.

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