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Mbwee! Mbwee! Mbwee! ESCOM secures 92,000 meters to ramp up MEAP Connections

By Kelly Napolo—ESCOM Public Relations Intern Malawi’s electrification drive has received a major boost as the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has secured 92,000 electricity meters and other essential materials under the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP). Speaking during a media tour on Monday, March 24, 2025, ESCOM Chief Operations Officer, Engineer Maxwell Mulimakwenda, said the materials will facilitate 82,000 new MEAP electricity connections across the country under Mbwee! Mbwee! Mbwee! moto signifying the availability of enough materials. Mulimakwenda assured customers that the corporation now

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MEAP: Bringing Electricity Closer to Communities in Lilongwe

In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming rural communities, the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) is extending its reach to Zankutu in Lilongwe, where new transformers will soon light up lives and unlock opportunities.   The project seeks to connect households to the national grid, ensuring that communities previously in the dark can access reliable and affordable electricity. During a recent site visit, a team of dedicated professionals inspected the designated areas in Zankutu where the installations will take place. The team included three experts from Colenco,

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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.

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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

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World Bank describes MEAP’s 77,000 connections as historic

The World Bank has described the 77,000 on-grid electricity connections achieved in the past 12 months under the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), as the highest for such a period in the country’s history.   Michael Gondwe, Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank, spoke to the bank’s website (www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/) while giving an update on the on-grid component.   The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited implements the on-grid component whereas the Ministry of Energy runs the off-grid side. The World Bank funds the project.  

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World Bank hails ESCOM for hitting 75,000 new electricity connections through MEAP in a year!

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has received glowing praise from the World Bank for doubling new electricity connections from 35,000 households to 75,000 in the in one year through Malawi Electricity Access Project Project (MEAP). The World Bank funds MEAP with ESCOM Limited implementing its on-grid component, which registered 74,800 new connections as of March 31, 2024. The Ministry of Energy implements the off-grid component of MEAP. Reacting to the development, ESCOM Limited Chief Operations Officer, Eng. Maxwell Mulimakwenda, writing to ESCOM staff, said the

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Parliamentary committee impressed with MEAP progress

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change says it is impressed with the progress of the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), which Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is implementing across the country. The committee’s chairperson, Werani Chilenga, commented on the progress of MEAP after leading his fellow Members of Parliament (MP)’s in visiting MEAP warehouse in Lunzu, Blantyre, and some newly connected sites on Friday, October 20, 2023. “We are very impressed with the progress of the project, which is very important in

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ESCOM Rolls Out MEAP To Connect 180,000 Customers In The Next Two Years

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has rolled out the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), which seeks to connect 180,00 customers in the next two years, thereby increasing electricity access in the country. The transmission line will start from Matambo in Mozambique and cross into Malawi through Mwanza and Neno up to Phombeya power sub-station in Balaka. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday at Mutarara in Tete Province, Mozambique, Ankii Kumar Sharma, resident site manager-Mozambique for Larsen and Toubro Limited, the Indian contractor on the project,

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