Author: Peter Kanjere

  By Hopeson Kafumbwa—Public Relations Intern Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Security Officer for the South, Gift Roy Phiri, has expressed concern over increasing vandalism and theft of the company’s assets in the Southern Region, which has registered 36 cases between January and July 2025. Phiri said despite efforts to combat these crimes, such incidents continue to occur, affecting power supply and the country’s overall economy. “There have been 15 cases of theft and 21 cases of vandalism from January to July, 2025, in the Southern

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Police in Mchinji have arrested two brothers for allegedly vandalizing and stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited copper cables in the Eastern border district. Mchinji Police spokesperson, Limbani Mpinganjira,  confirmed the arrest of Mabvuto Mbewe , aged 42, and 28-year-old Pemphero Mbewe, both from Note Village, Traditional Authority Kazyozyo in the district. “The suspects vandalized three electric wire cable poles and stole 100 meters of wire cables in June 2025,” he said. Mpinganjira said police officers arrested the first

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has heaped praise on its peri-Urban Electrification Project as a major step forward in expanding electricity access to the vulnerable communities and small-scale businesses across the country. Fully funded and implemented by ESCOM, the project is currently underway in several districts across Malawi transforming lives by delivering electricity to previously underserved areas. The project is part of ESCOM’s broader vision to achieve universal electricity access, contributing to economic empowerment and an improved quality of life for all Malawians. For

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has described its business unit, Optic Fibre Communications (OFC), as a perfect vehicle for complementing the government’s agenda of increasing internet access in the country. OFC Chief Engineer, Nkwachi Theu, said this on the sidelines of the firm’s participation in a two-day ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM) Expo at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Theu said OFC has also sponsored the ICT Expo with K10 million to showcase its products and services that

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited Board Chairperson, Honourable Gospel Kazako, has called for increased investments in energy, describing the sector as critical to the implementation of the Government’s Agriculture Tourism and Ministry (ATM) strategy. Kazako said this during the signing ceremony for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between ESCOM and Aspin Energy Limited, with the independent power producer (IPP) set to build, own and operate a 142 Megawatts LNG Gas Powered Generation Plant at Phalula in Balaka. “Energy is very key. As you know the

By Hopeson Kafumbwa—ESCOM Public Relations Intern Balaka Senior Grade Magistrate’s Court has jailed Osman Wisiki to three years imprisonment with hard labour for vandalizing and stealing ESCOM aluminium conductors worth K3 million in the district. Balaka Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Gladson M’bumpha, confirmed that the court passed the judgment on Osman on February 13, 2025, for the offences involving the 600-metre aluminium. M’bumpha said community policing members caught Osman after stopping him on his bicycle while carrying a bag of the conductors on his way to