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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

President Chakwera launches Battery Energy Storage System Project

…Chakwera Condemns vandalism of ESCOM assets President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera launched the 20MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project at Kanengo Sub-station for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited on Monday, November, 25, 2024. In his speech during the launch, Chakwera said BESS was among the projects his administration has undertaken to end frequent power supply outages and ensure grid stability. He also thanked the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) for funding the project to the tune of $20.2 million. The President

Cases of Vandalism in Chitipa and Dedza

Unknown people cut down three 11-metre poles on our line located between Kafere and Magomero in Dzalanyama Forest in Dedza District on the morning of Saturday, 23rd November 2024. We have since restored power supply to some of the affected areas. However, Jentcherere, Kafere, Maluwa, Chigwengwe and Diamphwe farms remain without power supply. The vandals did not steal the vandalised poles. In another incident, a transformer was vandalised on the night of Friday at Chipwela Primary School in Traditional Authority Mwenemisuku in Chitipa District. The vandals stole

MOMA boreholes ease waterborne diseases in Mwanza and Neno

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Some Mwanza and Neno communities have hailed the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited for drilling four boreholes in the two districts thereby fighting waterborne diseases. The community members said this on November 15, 2024, when ESCOM officials handed over the boreholes to the communities courtesy of the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA) Resettlement Action Plan. The corporation handed over three boreholes in Group Village Head (GVH) Chimulango in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ntchache, Mwanza and one in GVH Msalawatha, T/A Mlauli

ESCOM Gifts Mwanza Learners with School Block

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Chilimbira Village community under Senior Group Village Headman Mulongolora, Traditional Authority Kanduku in Mwanza erupted in celebration as ESCOM handed over a child-based-care school block in the area on Friday, November 17, 2024. ESCOM handed over the school block to the community as part of the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA)’s Resettlement Action Plan to empower people the project has displaced in Mwanza, Neno, and Balaka. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Saidi, who represented Mwanza District Commissioner (DC), commended the chiefs and

Six netted over vandalism of 16 transformers in Lilongwe

Six people have been arrested in Lilongwe on suspicion that they were behind the vandalism of 16 transformers in several locations of the capital city between July and November 2024. Lilongwe Police Station spokesperson, Hastings Chigalu, confirmed the arrest of Manuel Banda, Mustafa Wisdom Machemba, Chikumbutso Lameck, Jawadu Buleya, Yamikani Thambo and Yamikani Batani between November 7 and 11, 2024. Chigalu said Area 36 police, in collaboration with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited security team, arrested the suspects in a joint raid of their

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

An unidentified man electrocuted in Lilongwe City

An unidentified man has been electrocuted at Gravity Mall in Lilongwe City Centre in a suspected vandalism act gone wrong. Lingadzi Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer, Maria Kumwenda, said they found the lifeless body of the man on the morning of Sunday, November 10 2024. Kumwenda said they suspected that the man was electrocuted while cutting copper wires from an ESCOM transformer at the mall. The body was found lying next to a hacksaw and the wires cut from the transformer. Kumwenda has since warned the

Man jailed for 12 years for stealing electricity aluminium conductor

A Lilongwe man will spend 12 years in jail after being convicted of impersonating, stealing and damaging the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM) aluminium conductor for a customer’s new electricity connection. Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate, Rodrick Michongwe, meted the punishment on 35-year-old James Banda after he pleaded guilty to the three offences when he appeared before the court on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Prosecutor Damiano Nyasulu has since welcomed the judgement, saying: “We are satisfied with the punishment. It is what we expected, as cases of

ESCOM Ladies celebrate International Day of the Girl Child in style

A group of ESCOM Limited ladies celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) in style on Friday, October 11, 2024. They thronged Mbayani 1 Primary School in Blantyre City to motivate 250 Standard 8 female learners to remain steadfast in their pursuit of education. The corporation’s female employees, clad in Mbayani school uniform, took turns in delivering motivational talks to the girls. They shared their experiences on how growing up, they endured and navigated the rough and slippery terrains of school peer pressure, bad company

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