Cosmas Kaunga, Author at ESCOM Limited

ESCOM Embarks on Eastern Backbone Project to Combat Power Outages

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern To tackle persistent blackouts in the Central and the Northern regions of Malawi, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has initiated a major infrastructure upgrade under the Eastern Backbone Project. The initiative involves replacing the wooden poles with steel-latticed towers along the 132kV transmission line. ESCOM Chief Engineer for Transmission, Leonard Machonjo, said the project is currently in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) phase, which began in August 2024 and is expected

Taking ESCOM to Communities: A Joint Effort Seeks to Combat Vandalism

By Hopeson Kafumbwa To proactively curb escalating vandalism cases of ESCOM’s property, the Central West Region of the Police will launch a ‘Take ESCOM to Communities’ campaign. The region’s community policing head, Sup. Byson Golden, said they will conduct the campaign jointly with ESCOM later this month. Golden said the campaign seeks to raise awareness on the dangers of vandalising ESCOM infrastructure. He said the campaign will target Ntcheu, Dedza, Mchinji, Lilongwe City, Kawale, Lingadzi, Kanengo, Lumbadzi, and Kasiya. Golden said the police and the power utility

Parliamentary committee happy with MEAP progress

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change is optimistic that the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) will help the government meet its target of increasing the country’s electricity access to 50 percent by 2030. The committee’s Chairperson, Werani Chilenga, made the remarks on Saturday after visiting households that have benefitted from MEAP which the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is implementing. Chilenga, who is also Chitipa-South Member of Parliament, expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress while also acknowledging resource challenges ESCOM is facing.

Two ESCOM employees and others nabbed for vandalism

Police in Balaka District arrested two ESCOM employees and several others on Thursday, August 22 2024 for vandalizing ESCOM property. Balaka Police Station spokesperson Gladson M’bumpha said the arrests follow an investigation into incidents of vandalism that occurred on the nights of August 8-9 and August 18-19, 2024, at Govati Village and Phombeya Substation within Phalula. “The suspects apprehended include Rodgers Mkwanda, 25 and Stanford Chabwera, 30 who are ESCOM security guards stationed at ESCOM’s Substation in Phombeya,” he said. M’bumpha said Mkwanda and Chabwera were found

Man arrested for allegedly vandalizing ESCOM and Water Board properties

Police in Mangochi have arrested 40-year-old Joseph Simeon for allegedly vandalizing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited and Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) properties in the lakeshore district. Mangochi Police spokesperson, Amina Daudi, said the law enforcers have been receiving reports from ESCOM of incidents of unknown criminals vandalizing transformers in the district. “During this period, several transformers in locations such as Namiyasi, Mosiya, Mgundaphiri, Kalonga, and Mpondasi were tampered with, resulting in the theft of cables and fuses,” she said. Daudi said

ESCOM busts Dzaleka illegal electricity extensions’ syndicate

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited Dowa office team on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, busted a syndicate of illegal electricity extensions at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in the district. Dowa ESCOM Senior Distribution Supervisor, Amon Chirwa, said they conducted the sweeping exercise after customers complained of frequent power supply outages at the refugee camp. “A particular distribution transformer (1MVA), which supplies power to Dzaleka Health Centre, has been experiencing frequent faults due to illegal electricity extensions; hence, we intervened to disconnect them. We were afraid of

MAN NABBED FOR TAMPERING WITH ESCOM ASSETS

Police in Zomba have arrested 32-year-old Arnold Katunga in the old Capital City for allegedly tampering with ESCOM infrastructure on Sunday, June 2 2024. Zomba Police spokesperson,Patricia Sipiliano, confirmed the incident, saying the suspected will be charged with the offence of tampering with ESCOM property contrary to sections of the Electricity Act. The offence can attract a fine and even a custodial sentence of up to 10 years. It is said that two weeks ago, ESCOM officers Lusekelo Mwenefumbo, Jackson Master, Andy Chinyamu, Wellington Kamwana and Emmanuel

ESCOM Token Identifier (TID) Project Rolls out 358,947 Prepaid Meters

By Catherine Tinto, Capital FM. About 358,947 customers have had their prepaid meters upgraded in the Token Identifier (TID) project by April 30 2024. ESCOM Limited rolled out the TID project in June last year, targeting 537,000 customers. The project seeks to reconfigure all customer meters in compliance with new international requirements for transfer of electricity prepayment tokens. Meanwhile, ESCOM chief public relations officer Kitty Chingota says there has been tremendous progress in the implementation of the project across all the major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, Blantyre

ESCOM Limited donates medical supplies to Kamuzu Central Hospital

In the picture (from left to right): Hospital Administrator Mr. Kamanga, Dr. Ngoma, Mr. Matukuta, Mr. Mulimakwenda, and Mrs. Kunkeyani Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has donated assorted medical supplies to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCN), as part of the power utility company’s corporate social responsibility. ESCOM Chief Operations Officer (COO), Engineer Maxwell Mulimakwenda and Regional Manager-Centre, Mr. George Matukuta, presented 1,098 pieces of crepe bandages and 296 bottles of Iodine to the hospital in Lilongwe on Wednesday, 10th April, 2024. Speaking at the handover ceremony,

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Author: Cosmas Kaunga