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Author: Joy Mbuna

Author: Joy Mbuna

ESCOM and BWB step-up HIV/AIDS and Wellness Awareness workshops

By Cosmas Kaunga, ESCOM Outreach Officer Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited and Blantyre Water Board (BWB) conducted yet another HIV/AIDS and Wellness workshop from November 20 to 23 2023 in Lilongwe. The two parastatals carried out a similar workshop at St John of God in Mzuzu from January 30 to February 1 2023. The latest workshop, which pulled together heads of secti ons and peer educators from ESCOM and BWB, was aimed at equipping the participants with knowledge of the preventive measures and management of

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Vandalism of ESCOM line paralyses Lower Shire hospitals & businesses…Mortuaries, labs & pharmacies affected

By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Vandalism of two towers on Kapichira to Nchalo 132kv overhead line at Kasinthula in Chikwawa District earlier this week has compromised health service delivery in Lower Shire thereby putting lives at risk and bringing businesses to a halt. Vandals descended on the towers for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited line—which feeds Nsanje and Chikwawa—by cutting off its members. The line eventually came tumbling down on Monday, November 13 2023 at around 3:40pm. As the towers fell down, so did service

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Collaboration among ESCOM, EGENCO and Power Africa delivers first Automatic Generation Control in Malawi

By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Malawi energy sector got a boost on November 8 2023 with the launch of a first-ever Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to improve electricity system stability. The launch of AGC took place in Blantyre courtesy of collaboration among Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited and Power Africa. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded SAEP to implement AGC whose end-users are ESCOM and EGENCO. In his speech marking AGC launch, Minister of Energy, Ibrahim

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Dowa ESCOM office Recognises Best Preforming Employees

By Cosmas Kaunga, ESCOM Outreach Officer Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited Officer in-Charge (OIC) for Dowa, Amon Chirwa, says all employees for the power utility company must strive to serve customers better as they are the life-blood of the company. Chirwa said this on Monday, 27th November 2023, at an event which his office organised to honour Osman Baibulo and Menard Chizonda as the best performing employees for the district this month. Chirwa said he was moved by the unwavering commitment and dedication of the

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ESCOM and EGENCO move in to improve electricity system stability

By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited will on Wednesday launch Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to improve system stability by introducing generation fast response to power demand changes in real time. ESCOM Chief Operations Officer (COO), Maxwell Mulimakwenda, said all was set for the launch of AGC in Blantyre to ensure balance between generation and load demand, frequency as well as power interchange with other systems. “AGC is a modern way of operating and controlling

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ESCOM rewards outstanding Mangochi employees

  By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited Wednesday rewarded its four standout employees in Mangochi for averting a potential fire accident in the lakeshore district on October 17 2023. ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Kamkwamba Kumwenda and Director of Human Resources and Administration, Chrispin Banda, presented the awards to the general workers—Mussa Dickson, Andrew Chipinga, Thom Kaulembe and Gift Saidi—at the power utility company’s office in Mangochi. In his speech at the awards ceremony, Kumwenda hailed the linespersons for not only averted

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