peter Kanjere, Author at ESCOM Limited

Amended law bites: 3 jailed for 10 years each for transformer vandalism, theft

Vandalism of an ESCOM transformer and theft of its underground cables have earned three men 10 years imprisonment each in Mulanje, courtesy of Electricity (Amendment) Act 2024. The Mulanje Senior Resident Magistrates’ Court passed the sentence on Gift M’mangisa, Geoffrey Patrick and Afiki Charles on 3rd September 2024. Regional Prosecution Officer-South-East, Bartumeyo Adzaonenji, said Senior Resident Magistrate Glory Mwatiwamba jailed the men after they were convicted for the offences committed in Chiradzulu District in August 2024. The case was eventually transferred to Mulanje. “The jail term is

ESCOM builds 29 decent houses for Neno and Mwanza communities

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has built 29 modern houses for some Mwanza and Neno communities displaced by the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kv Power Transmission Project. ESCOM Limited Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kamkwamba Kumwenda, said the Malawi Government is funding the construction of the three-bedroom houses and other associated infrastructure such as health and school facilities to the tune of over K2.5 billion. He said the funding is part of the overall compensation package under a Resettlement Action Plan for MOMA that, overall, will see

ESCOM drills five boreholes in Neno and Mwanza under MOMA Project

By Pascas Francisco, ESCOM Public Relations Intern Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has drilled five boreholes in Neno and Mwanza districts for the communities displaced by the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kv Power Transmission Project. ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kamkwamba Kumwenda, confirmed that the corporation drilled three boreholes in Mwanza and two in Neno to empower the communities who relocated from their pieces of land and pave the way for the transmission line. He said this in an interview after ESCOM handed over the first borehole

CHIEF JUSTICE MZIKAMANDA’S SPEECH AT THE LAUNCH OF SENSITISATION MEETINGS ON ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024

I am delighted this morning to be present [on August 5 2024 at Mount Soche Hotel] and to officially open a series of stakeholder engagements between and among the Judiciary, The Malawi Police Service, Scrap Metal Dealers and ESCOM that aim to discuss recent amendments to the Electricity Act. These engagements focus on the role of magistrates, in the interpretation and application of the recently amended Electricity Act, the Police in enforcing the law and the scrap metal dealers in their supportive role to the economy of

Chief Justice calls for a holistic approach in fighting vandalism of ESCOM assets

Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has urged the Judiciary to make the most of Electricity (Amendment) Act 2024 when handling vandalism cases of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited infrastructure. He said this in his keynote address when opening stakeholder engagement meetings on the Act in Blantyre on Monday, 5th August 2024. The meeting attracted High Court Judges, Magistrates, criminal investigation detectives and prosecutors from the Malawi Police Service (MPS). As the guest of honour at the meeting, Mzikamanda urged the Judiciary to apply the Act,

EU to fund Eastern Backbone Transmission Line project

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited’s efforts to ensure reliable power supply to the Central and Northern regions have been boosted after the European Union (EU) committed to fund the Eastern Backbone Transmission Line project. EU Ambassador to Malawi, Rune Skinnebach, committed to fund the project after signing a K174 billion (€85 million) agreement with the Minister of Finance, Simplex Chithyola Banda, in Lilongwe on Monday, 29th July 2024. A statement from the EU Malawi website says they will fund the project because it responds

Two men jailed for 30 months for possessing stolen ESCOM conductors

Two men have been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years imprisonment in Lilongwe following their conviction for possessing stolen electricity conductors at Kasiya in the district. Police prosecutor, Superintendent Chancy Chikhola, said Chilobwe First Grade Magistrates’ Court of Kasiya slapped Rodwell Chisamba and Emmanuel Gabriel with a 30-month jail term each without an option of paying a fine on Thursday, July 25, 2024. “I stated that they are both first-time offenders but prayed for a stiffer sentence, as Electricity (Amendment) Act 2024 attracts a maximum sentence of 30 years. Such

The State Vice-President Dr Usi pays a surprise visit to ESCOM Ltd Head Office

The State Vice-President, Right Honourable, Dr. Michael Usi, paid a surprise visit to ESCOM Limited Head Office at Umoyo House in Blantyre on Friday, 26th July 2024 at around 10:00am to appreciate the Corporation’s operations in service delivery. The Vice-President visited the ESCOM CEO’s office before meeting ESCOM Chief Accountant Aurings Achinyama. The discussion lasted some 15 minutes and revolved around issues such as how electricity contributes to the development of the economy and also matters of service delivery.

EXTENSION OF MALAWI ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (MEAP) DEADLINE

The deadline for the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) has been extended from June 2024 to June 2025. The extension will give us ample time to complete the project successfully for the benefit of our potential customers. Currently, MEAP has measures to ensure speedy customers’ connections to electricity. This includes engaging contractors to facilitate new electricity connections. MEAP is a Malawi Government project that seeks to increase electricity access in the country by accelerating new connections. The project targets single-phase households within 500-metre radius of existing infrastructure/transformers

Two suspects arrested for theft and vandalism of Escom assets

Police at Kasiya in Lilongwe Rural have arrested two men suspected of stealing and vandalising Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited assets in the district. Kasiya Police Station spokesperson, Constable Mercy Chitonde, said the law enforcers arrested Rodwell Chisamba and Emmanuel Gabriel on Friday, June 28 2024 for vandalising Escom conductors at Ndalama Village. She said the police had received a report from community members over the vandalism of the conductors in the village on April 26, 2024. Chitonde said police officers eventually arrested the 34-year-old

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