Day: April 11, 2025

By Hopeson Kafumbwa | ESCOM Public Relations Intern. Police in Chikwawa have arrested Francis Nyambalo, 29, of Kaliza Village, Traditional Authority Mabuka, in Mulanje, for allegedly being found in possession of aluminium wires suspected of belonging to the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited. According to Southeast Region Police Headquarters Spokesperson, Sub-Inspector Edward Kabango, police apprehended Nyambalo on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, during a routine traffic check at Alumenda. Officers intercepted a minibus passenger carrying ESCOM materials hidden in a sack. “During interrogation, the suspect claimed

By Cosmas Kaunga | ESCOM Outreach Officer Following a workshop in Blantyre, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited, in collaboration with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), toured the corporation’s Phombeya Substation in Balaka on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The visit aimed to assess progress on the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Interconnection transmission line.   Phombeya Substation serves as the connection point for the 218-kilometre transmission line from Matambo Substation in Tete, Mozambique, which will enable Malawi to trade and import 50 megawatts of electricity.   Speaking during